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U-turn on EV policy could stall UK’s take-up of EVs | Fiona Harvey and Jasper Jolly
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The 2030 target for 80% of new cars to have zero emissions could be cut to as low as half Electric cars make people happy. More than nine in 10 EV drivers – 94% in a recent poll – are saving money, and a similar number would stick with electric for their next purchase, and recomm
The 2030 target for 80% of new cars to have zero emissions could be cut to as low as half Electric cars make people happy. More than nine in 10 EV drivers – 94% in a recent poll – are saving money, and a similar number would stick with electric for their next purchase, and recommend them to family and friends. Sales are soaring: more than half of the new cars sold in the UK last month were electric, if hybrids are taken into account, and about 28% of new car sales overall were electric only.
This is hardly surprising, given that soaring petrol and diesel costs have pushed up the price of a full tank to about £120. EV drivers are paying about 2.4p a mile. Continue reading...
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