Local authorities falling behind on EV charging ambitions, new report warns

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Local authorities falling behind on EV charging ambitions, new report warns

Lack of resource and funding from central government means Local Authorities are off track to meet EV charger deployment goals, a new study has today warned

Many local authorities are failing to move out of the slow lane when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) charge point deployment, potentially putting the UK's net zero goals at risk, a new report has warned....

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