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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jasper Jolly

Hundreds more rapid charging points installed in UK to help drivers go electric

An ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging ‘HyperHub’ in York.
An ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging ‘HyperHub’ in York. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Charging companies are plugging the gaps in the UK’s high-speed charger network, with hundreds added this year outside London in a shift that will help end the “range anxiety” that holds back some would-be electric car buyers.

The capital and the south-east still have far more chargers of all speeds – ranging from slow to rapid and ultra-rapid – than the rest of the country. But the presence of high-speed chargers, generally used for quick recharging on longer journeys, is increasing in other regions as electric car sales surge.

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