Figures show massive slump in UK sales of new electric cars

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Campaigners say 90 per cent drop in 2009 could be due to recession and premium prices – but government subsidy could reverse decline

Sales of new electric cars in the UK plummeted by nearly 90 per cent in 2009 compared with their peak in 2007, according to motoring trade association figures released this week. Just 55 of the green...

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