UK haulage industry calls for investment in electric truck infrastructure

There are just 300 electric HGVs in the 500,000-strong lorry fleet - and only one public charging point, says RHAThe road haulage industry is calling on the new government to urgently tackle investment in infrastructure for electric trucks, after pointing out there is just one public charging point for HGVs in the whole of the UK.Takeup of electric cars is soaring, with about 1.1m fully battery-powered cars on British roads and about 63,000 charging units in 33,000 locations, according to Zapmap data. Continue reading...