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Roland Jackson

Roland Jackson covers business and finance in the United Kingdom for Agence France-Presse (AFP). His journalism has also appeared in The Guardian, Business Insider, Yahoo, France 24, Times of Israel, La Presse, and the Arab News.

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Game Over: Even Oil Giant BP is betting on Electric Car Boom

Game Over: Even Oil Giant BP is betting on Electric Car Boom

Roland Jackson

London (AFP) – British energy major BP on Thursday bought the nation’s largest electric vehicle charging firm, as it bets on booming demand in the coming decades. The announcement mirrors similar moves by Anglo-Dutch rival Shell and France’s Total to expand into the charging of electric vehicles (EVs) which experts forecast will surge in popularity. […]

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