Boris flicks switch on London's EV charging network

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Source London scheme aims to install 1,300 charging points by 2013

London Mayor Boris Johnson this weekend unveiled plans for a city-wide network of electric car charging points to support a predicted 100,000 new battery-powered vehicles on the capital's streets. Source...

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