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Government misses 2023 target of new electric car chargers near motorway

A government target for electric car chargers near motorways has been missed, new analysis shows.

The Department for Transport (DfT) set an ambition for there to be at least six rapid or ultra-rapid chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023.

But just 46 out of 119 sites (39 analysis of data from charger locator service Zapmap.

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