Ashley Cooper / Electric car recharging station at the Charnock Richard M6 motorway service station, Lancashire, England, UK. April 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Electric car recharging station at the Charnock Richard M6 motorway service station, Lancashire, England, UK. April.

Ashley Cooper / Electric car recharging station at the Charnock Richard M6 motorway service station, Lancashire, England, UK. 2012

Ashley Cooper / G-Wiz electric car on the streets of London, England, UK, December 2009.

Pat Tuson / Seymour Green mobile electric powered recycling vehicle for bottles and cans in Central London street, recharging at juice point, UK

Philippe Clement / High-power-charging / HPC units, rapid charger for electric vehicles / electric cars at service station in Germany