To Hull and back – by electric car

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The Independent - 03/06/10

It is the second most polluting area in Europe, with its power stations and heavy industry making it responsible for 13 per cent of carbon emissions in Britain. But Yorkshire is attempting to redress the balance by promoting a greener way of travel up hill and down dale.

A consortium is aiming to install a network of 800 electric car charging points across the county, primarily in Sheffield, Leeds, York and Hull but also on main trunk roads, motorways and at tourist attractions.

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Electric cars currently account for 1 per cent of the 26 million vehicles in Britain.

As many as that??? Impressed.

BTW someone I met at a party told me they're doing fully-paid apprenticeships in electric car tech, in Newcastle. Sounds like a plan.