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Quentin Willson on making EV ownership fair for all

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Aug 09, 2022
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Hello and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a weekly British EV newsletter.

In today’s edition… I speak to Quentin Willson, the former Top Gear presenter turned motoring activist, about how his new campaign group is working to make EV ownership fair for all.

Elsewhere and further down… JustPark will pay you £1,000 to install a charger at home, MG releases pricing for its hatchback, and sign up for an EV Association in Wales.

As ever, if you have any thoughts or feedback, please do drop me a line at tomrileylondon@gmail.com or simply reply to this email.

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