EV Home Charger and Channel Installation in East Lothian

Charge your electric car at home in East Lothian, even without a driveway

East Lothian, a scenic area just east of Edinburgh in Scotland, is increasingly adapting to the needs of electric vehicle (EV) owners by expanding public charging options and promoting home charging solutions.

For residents in more suburban and rural parts of the county, such as North Berwick, Haddington, and Dunbar, where homes often come with driveways or garages, installing a home charging point is both a convenient and cost-effective option. However, in the more densely populated or urban areas of East Lothian, such as Musselburgh and Prestonpans, many homes may lack driveways or off-street parking, making home charging more challenging.

Our cross-pavement channel allows residents to install a cable gully into the pavement outside their home and easily charge on the street without causing hazards, and you can save around £1,100 per year compared to using public charging.

East Lothian Council is known for being an innovator and is trialling different cross-pavement products - the first to go in the ground was Kerbo Charge in September 2024. Installations have been completed at two sites in total and the council is now kicking off the process of collecting resident feedback before making recommendations on next steps.

If you’d like a Kerbo Charge installation sign up to our waiting list here and click below to find out more for Scottish residents.

Installations in East Lothian

How it works for East Lothian residents

Using a public charger for a single charge can be around £25 more expensive than at home (source: Zap Map), meaning many people are taking risks and having to find alternative solutions when they don’t have a driveway. These photos show how our solution makes charging easy for residents with street parking.

Simple.

Residents plug into their home charger, feed the EV cable through the cross-pavement channel and plug into their vehicle on-street.

Safe.

The channel is completely flush which ensures there are no trip hazards for pedestrians using the footpath. It’s heel-safe too!

Secure.

Insert your cable and the specially designed lid snaps down behind just like a zip.

Frequently asked questions from East Lothian residents

  • Our duct takes the Type 2 cable, which is the standard cable for all UK electric cars.

  • Most charging cables are long enough to reach either one space up or one space down from directly outside your house. Still taken? We find most residents just wait until the space becomes free and then move their car over.

  • We can install in to bitumen, paving stones, and brick surfaces.

  • Although the channel is strong enough to withstand the pressure of any UK vehicle, we do not install across roads because it’s not entirely safe for you to be positioned in the roadway while you insert and remove your charging cable.

  • It is possible but not recommended - it involves ground excavation and laying of a concrete base which is often undesirable due to the permanent removal of green space.

  • Yes, we can provide both the duct and the wall mounted charging unit, or just the duct.