TOP UK LOCATIONS FOR DOG WALKERS WITH ELECTRIC CARS

For lovers of the ocean

Charging by the sea, Cullivoe Pier, Shetland

The Isle of Yell may be separated from the mainland, but it isn't cut off from much else in the 21st Century. In fact, the second largest of the Shetland Islands might even be surging ahead of the rest of Britain on a wave of innovation.

Thought to be the first of its kind, a charging point installed by marine energy specialist Nova Innovation at Cullivoe Harbour is powered by the tide. Operated by ChargePlace Scotland, it's a great place to start a number of walks with your pet pooch, including to the nearby Loch of Brough, Loch of Garth, or further afield to Sellafirth or Breckon Sands.

Whichever route you choose, you'll be sure to find solace in nature on the open shores of the Shetland Isles - and your car fully charged from one of the 22kW devices on the pier upon your return.



A bay with a view, Portballantrae, Northern Ireland

"Peaceful," is how EV driver Robert Wilkinson describes one of his favourite spots to walk his dog on the Antrim coast - "but quite close to the Giant's Causeway."

He tends to stay at Portballantrae's Bayv...