As part of its climate change season BBC Scotland meets islanders making the switch from petrol pump to charging point.
So the council can pack lots of charging infrastructure into a relatively small area.
"People just want to get into an electric car, initially to save money but then for the feel-good factor of doing their little bit for the environment as well." Owner Paul Hudd, from JP Orkney, explained:"People have fed back how easy it is to drive an electric vehicle, how easy the automatic gearbox is.Orkney has long been a pioneering place when it comes to energy.Wind power to the national grid started here in the 1950s and in the last decade they've been harnessing the waves and tide.
"At the moment we're supported by government in terms of the capital costs - the cost of putting in the chargers - and we hope that continues. "That's where the government comes in, in making it much more convenient for us to drive electric cars and also putting a lot of pressure on the businesses, the car manufacturers, to develop the machines that we need."
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