Electric vehicles: an under-utilised asset that will save the grid
EV will be a blessing, not a curse, to the UK's electricity grid - as long as government handles the rollout right, argues Ovo's Tom Pakenham
We are on the verge of an electric vehicle revolution. That's been the common refrain in recent months in the media. If many predictions prove correct, there could be one million electric vehicles on UK...
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