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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jasper Jolly

BT axes EV charger scheme after installing just one out of 60,000

Mock-up of what the car charger would look like
A mock-up image of BT Group’s roadside chargers that will now no longer be pursued by the company. Photograph: BT

BT has scrapped a plan to turn roadside green cabinets into electric car chargers, after only managing to install one.

The British telecoms company had spied a chance to use the existing electricity connections to the cabinets, which usually house telephone and broadband internet equipment, to quickly install chargers. However, it will now shut down its sole charge point, in East Lothian, Scotland, according to the Fast Charge, a charging newsletter.

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