Department for Transport secures agreements to speed up motorway EV charging rollout
Public-private agreements with major energy providers will accelerate ultra-rapid charging hub installations at strategic motorway service areas in England and Wales.
At a motorway charging bay, an electric car is plugged into a green-lit charger. Its suited government driver looks sheepishly at an enormous satnav labelled ‘CARBON PLAN’, displaying ‘RECALCULATING’ above a barely detailed route. A stern judicial figure points out the missing detail with a red pencil. The charging equipment works; the government’s directions need revision.
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