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19/02/2013
£37m Funding Boost For Electric Car Charging Points
A £37m funding boost is designed to improve the provision of charging points for electric vehicles in England, the government has announced.
Announcing the funding Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said ministers were committed to ensuring that the UK was a "world leader in the electric car industry".
Ministers have also said they want more points to be set up at railway stations.
75% of the cost of installing charge point will be covered by the funding, with councils or residents making up the rest.
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Announcing the funding Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said ministers were committed to ensuring that the UK was a "world leader in the electric car industry".
Ministers have also said they want more points to be set up at railway stations.
75% of the cost of installing charge point will be covered by the funding, with councils or residents making up the rest.
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