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• Jun 25th, 2009
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  Mike Stevens

WITH JUST ABOUT every volume-selling carmaker – and more than a few supercar and luxury manufacturers – getting set to offer all-electric vehicles in the near future, a universal infrastructure is vital.

So important is the electric car’s future in the new car market that, according to US consulting firm Pike Research, the number of recharge points for electric vehicles around the globe will surpass 5 million by the year 2015.

“While electric vehicles will be primarily charged at home, a strong funding push by governments will mean that more than half of all charge points will be public charging stations by 2015,” Industry analyst John Gartner said.

“Retailers will also install public access stations primarily as a marketing tool, and many companies will also offer workplace charging stations for their employees.”

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