“The North East of England is making good progress in the field of greener transportation as regional development agency One North East and car OEM Nissan Motor Co Ltd announce that they have entered the next phase of their partnership on the development of zero emission mobility. An agreement that sets out a road map for the roll-out of electric vehicles and infrastructure in North East England has been signed by both parties. Under the agreement, One North East will install at least 619 publicly available charging points by January 1, 2011, which will support both 3kW and 7kW charges. A dozen 50kW ‘rapid-charging’ stations will also be included. Electricity at the charging points will be provided free of charge until March 31, 2012, or until an itemized billing system becomes available.”

Ref: Traffic Technology Today, 21/12/09

In Transport Newsletter # 127

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