Super-chargers rev up Ecotricity's Electric Highway

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Three new fast-chargers spark massive increase in use of network of motorway recharging points at Welcome Break stations

Ecotricity's motorway electric car charging network saw a huge 45-fold jump in use in the final quarter of last year, the green energy company has revealed. Adding three super-chargers to the existing...

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