'Eyesore' no more: SEAT enlists kids to redesign EV chargers after clutter complaints

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Almost a third of UK motorists told the Spanish car firm they considered chargers to be unsightly in a survey conducted to mark the arrival of four of the company's electric vehicles - and as such it is taking action to beautify charge points across the country

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers will be able to power their cars from dozens of colourful charge points dotted across the country, after Spanish car firm SEAT teamed up with UK children to redecorate the...

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