Pod Point and British Gas launch six-month EV charging and flexible grid trial

Stuart Stone
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More than 2,000 British Gas and Pod Point customers offered chance to optimise EV charging to cut costs and emissions via demand side response trial

The operator of one of the UK's largest networks of electric vehicle (EV) charging points has joined forces with British Gas to launch a six-month demand side response trial for more than 2,000 customers....

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