'Charging up': Could the offshore wind revolution provide the routemap for EV charging networks?

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As the UK prepares to ramp up efforts to switch to EVs ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol vehicles, two studies this week examine what the government needs to do to encourage uptake and ensure all regions of the country have fair access to charge points

The UK needs to install Electric Vehicle (EV) chargepoints five times faster during the 2020s compared to the current rate or risk leaving "blackspots" in small towns and rural areas where motorists will...

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