Bedford Driving Lessons

Electric car drivers in the UK are being offered the chance to break free of the city and hit the open road. Green energy firm Ecotricity has launched the world’s first national motorway charging network for electric vehicles. It has installed free power points at 12 Welcome Break service stations, with 17 more promised later in the year. Until now, a lack of charging points between towns and cities has made longer journeys impractical. “There’s a bit of the chicken and egg situation going on,” said Ecotricity founder Dale Vince. “People are not buying electric cars because they’re not sure about charging, and people aren’t putting charging points up because [not many are] buying electric cars.”  More