Charging points plan would offer faster service, claims tech firm

A technology company has applied to install six electric vehicle charging points at a coffee chain in Perth.

Ionity wants to site the devices at Starbucks on the Triangle at Inveralmond on the outskirts of the city.

It has applied to Perth and Kinross Council for permission to build the charging points themselves, plus a transformer station unit, power cabinets and other infrastructure.

There are currently four alternative charging points in the Perth area, the nearest being just under two-and-a-half miles away from the Starbucks store and the furthest threeand-a-half miles from the proposed site.

Ionity says the existing points are of a lower voltage than the type it is considering and its proposal would allow motorists to opt for a faster, more efficient charge.

Six car parking spaces would also be created at the site to be used as charging bays.

Power for the chargers will be provided by Octopus Energy which claims to use 100% renewable sources for its power.

In a report submitted to the council, Ionity’s agents Arcadis said: “The installation of electric vehicle points will support the environment, in regard to sustainable development and will serve the increasing number of electric cars, therefore resulting in a decline of carbon emissions.”

The company says its proposal meets with the local authority’s transport strategy adopted in 2010, which envisages a transport system in and around Perth that will support sustainable economic growth, protect and improve the environment and improve social inclusion and accessibility.