Sustainability Magazine February 2019 | Page 70

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70 motorists transition from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles . The challenge for BP , and for many others , is to establish the best commercial model for the provision of EV charging .
“ You ’ ve got the cost of the input of electricity , and then the question of how you can effectively provide that to a customer in a manner that is economic and also timely ,” Bown says , highlighting the challenge posed by consumers who want to be able to charge their EVs as quickly as they have historically refuelled their petrol or diesel vehicles . While the technology
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