Cities and Urbanization

Electric cars are coming. But are cities ready for them?

Electric cars are plugged into a charging point in London, Britain April 7, 2016.

Image: REUTERS/Neil Hall

Terence Tse
Executive Director, Nexus FrontierTech, Professor of Finance, Hult International Business School
Mark Esposito
Chief Learning Officer, Nexus FrontierTech, Professor at Hult International Business School
Gareth Wynn
Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
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 The rise of electric cars
An electric car is plugged into a charging point in London, Britain April 7, 2016. An electric carsharing scheme being rolled out in London by French firm Bollore is taking longer than expected to set up fully because contract talks with the capital's local councils are dragging on.
An electric car is plugged into a charging point in London Image: REUTERS/Neil Hall
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