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Is this the world’s most remote electric vehicle charger?

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St Helena is a small volcanic island. 1,900km west of Africa in the South Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of less than 5,000 and just 4 electric cars. The tiny island is now the proud owner of an electric vehicle charging point, which it says could be the most far-flung on the planet.

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