Government unveils £10m funding pot for off-grid EV charging innovations

Michael Holder
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Department for Transport and Innovate UK seek to help fund innovations enabling EV chargers to be installed on motorways without needing grid connections

A £10m funding pot to support innovative technology cable of enabling electric vehicle (EV) chargers to operate without large grid connections or even off grid entirely has been announced today by the...

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