Times (UK): Electric cars need a boost. Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer the prospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell them unless motorists want to buy them — and motorists won’t buy unless the price is right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Last week the government made a £250m move to square the circle. Some £20m will help establish a network of charging points in cities and other areas of dense traffic. Grants of between £2,000 …