The Falkirk hub had tumbleweed rolling through it when I passed today. In my opinion, the charges are excessive and nobody seems to be using them since the charge was brought in. Surely a fairer tarrif would have been more beneficial to them as folk would still use the chargers, and still allow the council to bring in some revenue. And then there's the solar canopy that a lot of sites don't have, surely that would have allowed them to reduce the tarrif at the hub at least, if not the rest of Falkirk Councils chargers.
According to Charge Place Scotland, the Falkirk hub is the most popular charging hub in Scotland!
Coming in at 1st place, the most popular charging hub in April was the Falkirk Stadium Charging Hub. Located at Falkirk Stadium in Falkirk, this hub is made up of 5x 50kW units and 8x 22kW units.
The Falkirk Stadium Charging Hub has been open since March 2020, and generates over 30% of the required electricity to power the facility from its own solar canopy made up by 1272 panels covering an area of over 2,000sqm, saving 75 tonnes of carbon per year. It also has three designated bays for blue-badge holders and marks the beginning of the Electric A9, which will host a series of charging hubs across the longest road in Scotland, to build range confidence in driving electric6.
This charging hub was used 1,188 times in April 2021 and delivered a total of 24,856kWh.
And, while the Lochee Street charging hub was used more often in April 2021, the Falkirk Stadium charging hub was used by more drivers – 174 compared to 100 – making it the most popular charging hub in Scotland.