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Waitrose To Roll Out Electric Vehicle Charging Points In Car Parks

Waitrose has announced plans to offer electric vehicle charging points in up to 150 of its store car parks. The first charging facilities will be added at the chain’s Eastbourne, Chichester and Wimborne outlets within weeks, with the full roll out due for completion by 2013. The facilities will be provided by POLAR, the privately funded electric vehicle charging network.

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