Government revs up EV charging infrastructure with 1,000 new charge points

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Government revs up EV charging infrastructure with 1,000 new charge points

New charge points being delivered through Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot scheme, which aims to help local authorities ramp up investment in charging networks

The government has announced it is installing 1,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the UK as part of a wider £450m scheme to encourage more motorists to switch to electric vehicles (EVs)....

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