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Shell and carmakers aim to go the distance with highway charging

Published Mon, Nov 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM

London

ROYAL Dutch Shell has partnered top carmakers to deploy ultra-fast chargers on Europe's highways, stealing a march on rivals in the race to remove one of the biggest obstacles facing the electric car sector.

Shell's agreement with IONITY - a joint venture between BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen - will initially bring high-powered docks to 80 highway sites in 2019, it said in a statement.

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