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Not since horse carriages were driven off the roads by cars,

have we planned such a rapid transformation of private transport as we're now envisaging.

If all goes to plan, we'll no longer be able to buy a car with an internal combustion engine

in about nine years' time or 14 years for some hybrids.

Electrifying our car fleet is a huge part of the government's plan to achieve net zero by 2050.

Now, for the car industry, that is a complicated enough challenge,

but for that transition to occur, you don't just need the cars.

A massive rollout of the supporting infrastructure has to be in place.

Most obviously, we need far more places to charge electric vehicles.

And the race is on to build that infrastructure.

It's a fascinating and fresh piece of competitive terrain,

different companies striving to provide that service.

So where will we charge?

With what? Through whom?

I have three guests working in that business,

competitors and sometimes collaborators.

Let's first meet Lex Hartman,

chief executive of Eubetricity,

working on a plan to charge from streetlights.

Yeah, good morning.

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