Electric cars given the green light in UK shopping centres
Being a shopaholic is no longer incompatible with greener motoring, as electric car charging bays are beginning to appear in more of the UK's malls and shopping districts.
A new project being rolled out by EDF has recently got underway, with the bays now appearing in many of the country's biggest shopping hotspots, including Braehead, Glasgow; Chapelfield, Norwich; The Chimes, Uxbridge; The Glades, Bromley and Lakeside, Thurrock. [Via Treehugger]
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Given the nation's passion for buying stuff, I think this is a great leap forward for electric vehicles, which until recently were confined to a very limited range of destinations. There's still a long way to go before going electric will feel like a practical option to most people, but kudos to EDF for identifying these destinations, which should act as a strong incentive to many would-be electric drivers.
