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Let’s park superfast charging for EVs | Brief letters

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Regarding China’s fantastically fast electric vehicle charging (Editorial, 8 March), when you consider that most private cars spend the majority of the time parked, is there any need for widespread supercharging? Taxis and minicabs may find it useful perhaps. At least in this part of the country, where the railways are electric and must have access to a megawatt supply, it wouldn’t be too difficult to put high-speed chargers near stations. Let the rest of EV users charge at the supermarket or use extension leads. We don’t need to stress about keeping up with China.
Martin Cooper
Bromley, London

• I love my local dump (A delightful day at the dump: ‘The trick is not to leave with more stuff than I arrived with!’, 5 March)! It has a charity shop attached. I get unbelievably excited when I drop in with garden waste. I have taken chairs, tables and all manner of kitchen bits – most recently a cast iron casserole for £3, retailing at £200. Garden pots, bikes for the kids, why would I buy new?
Jo Burden
Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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