Chargepoints head for the highway as Automated and Electric Vehicles Act becomes law

Madeleine Cuff
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Act will mean motorway services and large petrol retailers have to install electric car chargers in support of EV rollout

Electric car chargers are set to become a more common sight on UK highways and motorways in near future, after the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act became law earlier today. The Act gives government...

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