Transport Secretary opens new Osprey hub

• Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop visited the Osprey Charging hub to officially open it on Tuesday 29 July.
• The purpose-built hub is open 24/7 in the busy Phoenix retail area in Paisley near the M8 and Glasgow Airport, serving fleets, taxis and private vehicles.
• Electric cars and vans can add 100 miles of range in as little as 10 minutes at one of 16 new super-fast (300kW) public charge points.
• The charge points accept all contactless bank cards and fleet cards, are compatible with every electric vehicle on the market today, and have a 24/7 free helpline for customers.
• There is also a fleet locker on-site, supporting speedy re-stocking for local engineers and business drivers.
• Osprey Charging operates over 130 rapid and ultra-rapid charge points in Scotland, including at more remote locations such as John O’Groats and Wick on the North Coast 500.

Osprey Charging welcomed Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop to Paisley today to officially open its new super-fast EV charging hub. Ms Hyslop met Osprey’s Operations Director Lewis Gardiner and Head of External Affairs Dora Clarke for a tour of the hub and to discuss the opportunities and challenges of building EV charging infrastructure in Scotland.

Scottish drivers will benefit from this dedicated hub that adds 16 new 300kW charge points to the national EV charging network, with 24/7 public access near to Glasgow Airport. The new development represents significant private investment into the local area’s EV infrastructure by Osprey Charging, an award-winning UK-wide rapid-charging network.

Located on Saturn Avenue in the busy Phoenix retail area of Paisley, this is Osprey’s second land acquisition, purchased from Showcase Cinemas for its proximity to the M8 and Glasgow Airport. The site is easily accessible from both the East- and West-bound carriageways of the A737, less than five minutes from the M8 (Junction 29) and less than 10 minutes’ drive from Glasgow Airport’s terminal.

Osprey has fully re-designed the space specifically for EV charging, with a flow-thru layout, pedestrian walkways, space-saving charge points and Osprey’s signature layout that maximises charger ease-of-use and accessibility for larger vehicles, and two bays that meet PAS1899 standards. Whether charging a van, taxi or private car, drivers can plug in and pop to next door to McDonald’s, Tim Hortons or the Marmalade Pot pub, or charge up before or after a trip to the Showcase Cinema. There is also a fleet locker on-site for engineers to re-stock whilst charging.

Plugging into the 300kW charge points, drivers can typically add 100 miles of range in as little as 10 minutes, depending on the model of the vehicle and its battery level. Accepting simple contactless payment via card or Apple/Google Pay, with no need to download an app, each of the 16 super-fast chargers is compatible with every EV on the market today. Osprey run a free, 24/7 helpline assisting drivers whenever they need it.

For business or fleet drivers, receipts can be obtained via the Osprey App and the chargers accept all major third-party payment methods including fleet cards. Osprey’s in-house software platform, Osprey Iris, enables market-leading levels of reliability and innovation in EV roaming. As a result, Osprey is a multi-award-winning network and a Zap-Map ‘Driver Recommended Network’ for the fifth consecutive year.

The new hub is an important investment in Osprey’s roll-out of high-quality public rapid charging infrastructure in Scotland, which includes more remote locations such as John O’Groats and Wick on the North Coast 500.

[1] In both 2023 and 2024 Osprey won both Best EV Rapid Charging Network at the Transport + Energy Awards and Chargepoint Network of the Year at the EV Excellence & Innovation Awards.