IKEA to invest £4.5m in chargers for growing UK electric delivery vehicle fleet

Michael Holder
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Credit: IKEA

Swedish furniture giant is aiming to achieve 100 per cent zero emission deliveries by 2025

IKEA has unveiled plans to plough £4.5m into the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the UK, in a bid to support the furniture retailer's growing fleet of zero emission delivery...

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