https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/17595336.electric-car-charging-points-and-5g-to-be-part-of-infrastructure-focus/ Electric car charging points and 5G to be part of infrastructure focus 24th April 2019 Brian Donnelly
ELECTRIC vehicle charging points, 5G and low carbon provision are part of the focus of the Scottish Futures Trust’s next five-year blueprint. The SFT, the infrastructure delivery company owned by the Scottish Government, unveiled its priorities as it published its corporate plan on future projects. Holyrood has set a target to increase infrastructure investment ... The SFT role includes planning asset investment and management across sectors ... SFT sees an increased focus on low carbon infrastructure and working towards delivering better insulated buildings, de-carbonise heat and provide options to increase electric vehicle charging points. Digital infrastructure involving working on 5G technologies will also be key as is using 3D computer modelling, virtual reality and laser to virtually build a new school or hospital to help flush out any design flaws before moving the building into the construction phase. Peter Reekie, chief executive of the SFT, said: “The target to phase out the need to buy petrol or diesel vehicles in Scotland in little over 10 years’ time will require a big expansion of charging points and we are working with colleagues from Transport Scotland to plan for that now. “In addition, the economic impact of Scotland becoming a world-leading digital nation is huge as it could boost GDP by around 10 per cent. But to reap that reward, all of Scotland must be at the forefront of technology.” Michael Matheson, Infrastructure Secretary, said that the SFT will “support the delivery of our National Infrastructure Mission, which will increase annual infrastructure investment by 1% of current GDP by the end of the next parliament, helping to protect and create jobs, and boost growth across the country”. [© heraldscotland.com] ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Futures_Trust The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is a public corporation of the Scottish Government, established ... Holyrood ... https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scotland-gears-up-for-electric-cars-c0qm7mbdn Scotland gears up to embrace electric cars April 25 2019 Improving Scotland's network of electric vehicle charging points ... are among the aims of a new strategic plan by the Scottish Trust. The quango, formed in 2008, is a hub for public sector infrastructure and construction activity. The Scottish government wants to increase spending on infrastructure ... + (note: #of EVSE per kingdom/part-of.uk) https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17585400.we-are-in-a-good-position-when-it-comes-to-the-charging-of-electric-vehicles/ We are in a good position when it comes to the charging of electric vehicles Apr 18, 2019 ... Iain Macwhirter ... he is wrong when he says there is "a lack of charging points across Scotland" ... there are 743 publicly-funded chargepoints north of the Border – one for every 7,127 people ... in Wales is 98,806 people per chargepoint, for London it is 17,682 and for Northern Ireland it is 9,789. Only the north-east of England had a better ratio with 3,931 people per chargepoint" ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
