BT WILL this month launch its first electric vehicle (EV) charging unit connected to a street cabinet, traditionally used for broadband and phone cabling storage, in a bid to resolve a dearth in chargepoints.
The telecoms giant said some 60,000 cabinets could be upgraded to help resolve the ongoing shortage of chargers on
It comes amid mounting concern that a lack of EV chargepoints on British roads could hamper demand for greener vehicles ahead of looming net-zero targets.
The government set a goal of increasing the number of chargers from 53,000 to 300,000 by 2030.
But motoring organisation the RAC revealed it had missed a target of having at least six rapid or ultra-rapid charge points at every motorway service station by the end of 2023.
A survey from BT found 60 per cent of people think the
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