Mayor Boris continues hunt for electric car, despite Liberty Electric pitch

Jessica Shankleman
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UK startup insists it has the answer to Boris's quest for a family-sized electric vehicle

London mayor Boris Johnson's dream of owning an electric vehicle (EV) to ferry around his four children looked if it could finally materialise last week when Liberty Electric offered him the chance to...

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