All aboard: First Bus to open depot EV charge points to the public

Stuart Stone
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Credit: First Bus

UK's largest bus operator opens public charging hub for cars and vans at Summercourt depot in Cornwall

The UK's first bus depot to offer charging infrastructure for electric cars and vans has opened to the public at First Bus' Summercourt site in Cornwall. The company said the new Summercourt charging...

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