Government jolt helps drive demand for electric fleets

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Fleet managers are risk averse, but operating electric vehicles requires a change of mindset, writes Ashley Martin

Petrol and diesel cars will continue to form the bedrock of the new car market for the foreseeable future, but the government is making hundreds of millions of pounds available in order to drive an electric...

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