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Marshals have been brought in to police 'charge rage' between drivers of electric vehicles at motorway service stations. The boss of Britain's largest motorway service provider said long waits for plug-in points made drivers 'very angry and stressed'. Moto chief executive Ken McMeikan warned the UK's motorway service stations are facing growing 'public disorder' due to a lack of grid connections preventing him from installing enough car chargers to meet the surge in demand. He said many motorists are facing long waits, with angry drivers confronting staff and each other and warned of the growing risk of 'charge rage' on...

The growing popularity of environmentally friendly motoring in America has led to a new phenomenon, “charge rage”, as the owners of electric cars compete for places to plug in their cars. While the owners of electric cars may care about climate change, they appear to be less solicitous of their fellow ecologically-motivated motorists. Angry notes have been left on windscreens and drivers have returned to their cars to find that they have been unplugged.