How surging fuel costs are tilting the market in favour of EVs

James Murray
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How surging fuel costs are tilting the market in favour of EVs

Energy costs may be climbing, but fuel costs are also rising making EVs an even more attractive bet for finance departments

Surging energy costs that have been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine are prompting myriad organisations to rapidly re-assess some of their financial assumptions. On the one hand, there are growing...

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