Obsolete phone boxes saved by rise of the electric vehicle

James S Murray
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Telekom Austria launches scheme to turn old phone booths into charge points for the burgeoning electric vehicle market

Old-fashioned phone boxes on the streets of Vienna will have the chance to become fashionable once more, following the launch of a scheme by Austria's leading telecom company to turn the booths into charge...

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