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Re:Shell buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging network by JulianMorrison on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @08:55AM (#25915765)
Given how fungible electricity is, any attempt to stifle it would just open the way for a competitor.

This looks like a hedge against the inevitable day when people stop buying gasoline.

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Re:Shell buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging network by notahacker on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @10:10AM (#25916569)
Yep. The UK government's current plan is to ban sales of new petrol and diesel powered cars from 2030. Running and expanding charging networks keeps Shell relevant over the coming decades, acquiring them in the hope of stalling them would just be setting fire to money.
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