BY NUMBERS

15,000 to 16,000 electric vehicles currently on Scotland’s roads 3p to 5p per mile to run an electric car

16p to 18p per mile to run petrol and diesel cars

£0 Vehicle Excise Duty on electric cars costing less than £40,000 4 to 8 hours to fully charge a car

80% recharge within 20 to 30 minutes using rapid charger