A £6m development with electric vehicle (EV) charging bays, a shop and a café or restaurant has been proposed for North Kessock. Highland councillors are due to consider the plans for the Black Isle village at a meeting next week.

ChargePoint, one of the nation’s largest charging networks, has announced plans to reduce EV charger vandalism at every location. The plan has two main components. First, ChargePoint is introducing new cut-resistant cables that are designed to prevent cable theft, which it claims include “novel cut-resistant materials integrated into the cable.”

Now, one of the leading developers of public charging infrastructure says it has designed a cable that is much harder to cut. ChargePoint CEO Rick Wilmer spoke to Ars Technica and explained how he decided to take action after chargers at the company’s own Silicon Valley headquarters were repeatedly cut.