'We're not stopping here': UK cruises past 75,000 EV charger milestone

James Murray
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'We're not stopping here': UK cruises past 75,000 EV charger milestone

New data from the Department for Transport confirms a new charger is being added to the UK’s network evert 29 minutes

'Range anxiety' could soon be a thing of the past, according to new government figures that show the UK now boasts over 75,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charge points. Data from the Department for...

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