EV charge points are crucial for green transport - so why are countries blocking them?

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Andrew Warren questions why EU member states - including the UK - are blocking attempts to require new buildings to be equipped with fast charge points for EVs

This month the Scottish government has committed to phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2032 - eight years earlier than the 2040 ban announced by the UK government this July. Crucially, Holyrood...

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