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

Michael Holder
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Department for Transport and Innovate UK look to fund innovations that would enable EV chargers to be installed on motorways without needing grid connections

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

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