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Holland gets its first Electrobay charging station

To back the country's move to improve air quality, the first electric car charging bays have been installed in the Netherlands.

Five Electromotive Elektrobays are being installed this month, including Schipol International Airport and in central Rotterdam, with another at Amsterdam's Central Station railway hub, where it will charge the city's new fleet of fully-electric, emissions-free Tuc Tuc taxi vehicles.

UK-based Elektromotive is working on the Netherlands projects with MisterGreen, a supplier of electric-powered personal transport and infrastructure solution.

Elektrobay charging points can be used with all pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars, and can be specifically adapted to suit the requirements of the installation site.

There are over 160 Elektrobay units installed around the UK, and this number will increase significantly over the coming year thanks to government-funded projects trialling the use of 340 electric vehicles.

It comes as Nissan announced a new plan to build environmentally-friendly car batteries at the company's Wearside plant.