Starbucks has partnered with charching infrastructure provider FOR:EV to roll out charging hubs at four drive-thru sites in Scotland.

The coffee brand is expanding its charging services for electric vehicles (EV) across its network in Scotland. The chain has partnered with FOR:EV, an Edinburgh-headquartered provider of charging infrastructure, to roll-out rapid charging stations at four branches. Installation has been completed at Starbucks sites in Livingston and Dunfermline, with work due to start at two further sites in Galashiels and Blairgowrie in late November.

The hubs at Livingston, Dunfermline and Galashiels will benefit from ultra-rapid 150kW C Series chargers while 100kW rapid chargers are to be installed at Blairgowrie. These locations are part of FOR:EV ongoing partnership with the landowners of the sites, Mungo Park and the Geddes SIPP, to develop EV charging hubs at further Scottish retail and hospitality sites in the future.

“The installation of these new ultra-rapid charge points at Starbucks sites across Scotland will be very welcome at a time when EV ownership is increasing dramatically. Infrastructure like this will make it easy for EV owners to quickly top up their charge in the time it takes to have a coffee,” said Calum Wallace, Senior Business Development Manager at FOR:EV.

This forms part of FOR:EV’s plans to create a network of over 1,700 EV charging points at 600 public sites across Scotland and the UK. The plans will focus on public ‘destination’ charging points, with the company keen to partner with single-site and multi-site landowners, as well as local authorities.