'Urgent imperative': Businesses set out blueprint for moving EV rollout into the fast lane

Michael Holder
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Aldersgate Group, Energy UK, WWF, and a raft of key businesses call on the government to back its EV ambitions with detailed policy action

As the world's first Zero Emission Vehicle Summit kicks off in Birmingham today, concerns have once again been raised about the slow rollout of electric vehicle charging points in the UK, and the lack...

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