Dundee EV status and plans for 2023

27 January, 2023 | Dundee Electric

Dundee Council marks EV infrastructure success in 2022 with the opening of a record number of charge points and plans for a new charging hub in early 2023.

For the past decade Dundee City Council has established itself as the UK’s leading EV city. The introduction of a comprehensive EV infrastructure, alongside other sustainable energy projects, means that Dundee now sits head and shoulders above the rest of the UK in terms of EV charging capacity.

2022 has seen further growth of the city’s EV infrastructure, not least the introduction of a third multi-storey charging hub, and with plans for further expansion in 2023 Dundee is maintaining the target of 27% of all vehicles in the city being fully electric by 2027.

Key EV success in 2022

A third multi-storey charging hub opened at the beginning of 2022, located in Gellatly Street. It provides 20 bays with 10 22kW chargers, powered by 110kw of solar array powered by the solar panels covering the roof
10 new charge points were introduced in 2022, bringing the total number of charge points across the city to 214
All Dundee’s rapid chargers now contain contactless features to help make the charging process even more efficient
Across the year, Dundee’s EV charging infrastructure has facilitated the charging of an average of 239 cars per day

Expansions to Dundee’s EV infrastructure in 2023

Clepington Road charging hub
One of the biggest developments in 2023 will be the unveiling of a fourth public charging hub at Dundee’s Clepington Road location. There are plans to make this one of the city’s most advanced EV charging hubs yet, with elements such as rainwater harvesting and second life energy storage solutions helping to further decarbonise EV charging in Dundee. Plans for this site are to be unveiled in Spring 2023.

All-electric fleet cars and vans by the end of 2023 subject to delivery supply chain

Dundee is aiming for all cars and small and medium vans in its council fleet to be entirely electric by the end of 2023. In the ten years since the council released its first 4 electric cars, 24% of the Dundee fleet are now electric vehicles. With this in mind, the council is aiming to make these vehicle types 100% electric by the end of next year. There are also plans to make all larger council vehicles to be fully electric by 2036.

Testimonials

“I love my new Nissan Leaf… the forward-thinking city council are at the forefront of the whole electric car revolution”

Lorraine Kelly

“Electric taxis always surprise our customers with how quiet they are. The switch from fuel to electricity has saved us thousands – and it’s clean too!”

There are now a total of 187 electric taxis operating in Dundee which is 25% of all taxis operating in the city.

Dundee Taxis

“Electric vehicles have reduced the city’s cO2 levels by 987 tonnes so far (Sept 2017)”

Dundee City Council have 223 electric vehicles (and counting) in their fleet, the biggest of any UK local authority.

Gary McRae, Dundee City Council

“The excellent charging infrastructure in Dundee makes running an electric car very easy. I often plug in to one of the chargers in town, pop to the shops and my Nissan Leaf is fully charged by the time I’m done. I can’t wait to use the charging hubs that are planned across the city. The ability to park for free in the Dundee City Council car parks because my car has zero emissions is an added bonus.”

Elinor, Dundee

“We are now using an electric car since 2012 and will not go back to a petrol car. The drive is smooth, responsive and quiet. With Dundee getting better and better with chargers in several places, free parking in Council car parks, what’s not to like? The car has saved us money compared to the Ford Ka we had before, with currently over 90,000 miles, you can’t tell us it’s not used. Looking forward to the new charging hubs in Dundee.”

Erwin, Alyth

“EVs are over 60% cheaper to refuel than modern petrol and diesel cars and have only 1% of the moving components, so they’re really reliable. There are EVs that have clocked up over 174,000 miles in three years and only needed a ball bearing replaced. Switching to an EV from a 70mpg hybrid and charging it at home has saved me £500 per year on fuel and maintenance alone – double that if I only use Dundee’s free public charge points!”

Euan, Dundee University graduate

“Our two electric vans have completely transformed our business. Not only have they helped reduced our running costs, but they are much better for the environment and work well with the stop start style of driving that we do on our free pick-up and delivery service. The move over to electric vehicles has been extremely easy due to the excellent facilities for charging in the local Dundee area. We are even considering adding a third electric vehicle to our fleet.”

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