BP to install charging points for electric cars at UK petrol stations
by Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#3EN5F)
Further indication that oil firms are planning for growth of battery-powered vehicle market
BP will add rapid charging points for electric cars at its UK petrol stations within the next two months, in the latest sign of an oil giant adapting to the dramatic growth of battery-powered cars.
The British oil firm's venture arm has invested $5m (3.5m) in the US firm Freewire Technologies, which will provide motorbike-sized charging units at forecourts to top up cars in half an hour.
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