Electric Vehicle Charging Points

To meet the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) we have installed electric charging points at various locations.

June 2026: Update regarding the EV Network migration

The University's migration to its new EV network provider, Fuuse, began on the week commencing 22/06/26. There was a slight delay from original proposed date of 08/06/26.

The migration is happening in several stages, with most Central chargers and those at Pollock Halls having fully migrated on 24/06/26, and those at Easter Bush on 25/06/26.

The chargers at KB Square at King's Buildings have not yet migrated due to a firmware issue which is currently being looked into. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we are working to find a solution in the meantime.

Chargers which were not originally connected to the ChargePlace Scotland network will be connected to the new network in the coming weeks.

More information, including what current users need to do in order to use the new network, can be found at the link below.

Upcoming changes to the University’s electric vehicle charging network

We currently have charge points at various locations across the City Areas, a hub of 10 at the King’s Buildings and across 3 locations at the Easter Bush Campus.  Our charge points are not available for University Contractor use and are prioritised for staff and student vehicle charging.

City and Easter Bush charge points are also available for members of public to use as well as University branded vehicles. Due to increasing demand from the University’s own stakeholders, we are no longer in a position to allow public use of the King's Buildings hub of charge points and these University owned charge points are strictly for use by University permit holders and our own fleet vehicles only.

The use of charge points is subject to the University’s terms and conditions and a maximum charge time of 4 hours per day.

The ChargePlace Scotland website provides information on charge points across Scotland, their availability and charging speed (Standard, Fast and Rapid).

Charging Tariffs and Permit costs for Zero Carbon Vehicles

In January 2024 charging for the use of EV charging facilities was introduced, and where possible we limit their use to staff and students only. This is to ensure that charging facilities are available on our campuses when staff and students need to charge, as well as future proofing the availability of chargers as the number of EVs increases.

Parking charges for EVs (with the exception of Easter Bush sites) are also in place and permits will are currently charged at 50% of the cost of a non EV.

Discounted charge cards for staff and students are available from the Parking Office and can be requested by emailing transport@ed.ac.uk. Users require to register with ChargePlace Scotland and provide them with a payment card which will be charged each use. A link to the ChargePlace Scotland site can be found in the Related Links section below.

The rates and costs applied are as follows:

Costs for vehicle charging (all sites):
  • University Staff and Students discounted rate - £0.25 per kwh
  • Public members (restricted chargepoints only) - £0.45 per kwh
  • Exceeding 4 hours charging time - £30.00

Electric Parking Permit Charges

City Area Parking Permits

Session 2025 -£165 full annual A permit

£0.75 (full day) £0.38 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permits

From January 2026 the costs will increase to 75% of the price of non-EV parking Permits:

£330 full annual A Permit

£1.50 (full day) £0.75 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permits

King’s Buildings Parking Permits

Session 2025 -£61 full annual A permit

£0.28 (full day) £0.14 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permits

From January 2026 the costs will increase 75% the price of non-EV parking Permits:

£115 - full annual A Permit

£0.52 (full day) £0.26 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permits

BioQuarter Parking Permits

Session 2024/25 -£165 full annual A permit

£0.75 (full day) £0.38 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permits

From September 2025 the costs will increase to 75% of the price  non-EV parking Permits for session 2025/26:

£250 full annual A Permit

£1.14 (full day) £0.57 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permits

Easter Bush Parking PermitsNo charge

This article was published on