West Lothian has received more than £500,000 from a national fund to install car charging points.

The scheme will help develop a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the county and southern Scotland.

Transport Scotland has given £6 million to a group of local authorities to develop EV infrastructure. The goal is that charging points should be no more than a half mile from most homes.

Peter Rogers, the council’s energy and climate change manager explained that West Lothian’s share of the fund would be £520,000.

At this month’s meeting of the environment and sustainability policy development scrutiny panel (PDSP) Conservative Alison Adamson asked what provision there could be to help households with no off-street parking.

She asked the meeting: "What considerations

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