Councils charging up electric car use

Will Nichols
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Around 40 per cent of local authorities have at least one electric vehicle in their fleet, with Dundee leading the way, research finds

There is no doubt electric vehicles are taking off in the UK. Last year, sales of plug-in cars quadrupled to almost 14,500, of which just under half were pure battery electric vehicles rather than plug-in...

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