The Highland Council has given its backing to offshore plans from the West of Orkney Windfarm, part of a multi-billion pound 2GW offshore wind power plant.
Although the UK is on track to have 300,000 public chargepoints installed by 2030, too few have so far been installed outside London and the South East.
The latest statistics from New Automotive and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveal that one in four new cars registered in February 2025 was an EV.