Chancellor cuts ribbon on 180-car EV charging mega-hub

James Murray
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Chancellor cuts ribbon on 180-car EV charging mega-hub

New 'Gigahub' in Birmingham officially opened, on the same day as government invites local authorities to bid for share of £343m electric vehicle charging fund

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today officially opened the UK's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging hub to date, cutting the ribbon on the new 'Gigahub' at the NEC Campus in Birmingham. The project,...

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