Mayor Boris promises an electric car charger for every neighbourhood

James S Murray
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More than 25,000 charging points to be installed across London by 2015

London mayor Boris Johnson today pledged that every Londoner will be no more than one mile from an electric car charge point by 2015 as he seeks to step up adoption of electric vehicles in the capital....

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