MPs raise alarm over EV charge point postcode lottery

Michael Holder
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MPs raise alarm over EV charge point postcode lottery

Public Accounts Committee calls for charge point roll out to urgently address underserved parts of the motorway network, warning shortages of chargers in some regions could undermine EV roll out

The government has today faced warnings that patchy availability of electric vehicle charge points continues to "plague large swathes of UK motorways" and could prove a major obstacle to mainstream adoption...

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