To meet the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) we have installed electric charging points at various locations. January 2026: Important Notice regarding our Network Provider The University's back-office provider for our EV charge point network, ChargePlace Scotland, began closing down their services in December 2025. The University is currently in the process of seeking a replacement provider.The University has been given permission to continue using the ChargePlace Scotland network until a new provider is in place. As such, all users should continue to use the EV charge points and their ChargePlace Scotland accounts as normal. We will provide an update on the new provider in the near future. 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 kwhPublic members (restricted chargepoints only) - £0.45 per kwhExceeding 4 hours charging time - £30.00 Electric Parking Permit Charges City Area Parking PermitsSession 2025 -£165 full annual A permit£0.75 (full day) £0.38 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permitsFrom 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 permitsKing’s Buildings Parking PermitsSession 2025 -£61 full annual A permit£0.28 (full day) £0.14 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permitsFrom 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 permitsBioQuarter Parking PermitsSession 2024/25 -£165 full annual A permit£0.75 (full day) £0.38 (half day) B pay-as-you-go permitsFrom 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 permitsEaster Bush Parking PermitsNo charge Related LinksChargePlace ScotlandEnergy Savings TrustCar Parking at the University This article was published on 2026-01-08
