Could UK electric vehicle sales overtake diesels as soon as 2019?

Michael Holder
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With EV costs already below fossil fuel cars and consumer appetite increasing for battery vehicles, analysis suggests EV sales could overtake diesels within 18 months

It is difficult to overstate quite how rapidly the car market is changing. Within the past 12 months, end dates for producing fossil fuel cars have been established by several auto manufacturers and even...

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