Can the UK overcome the 'lingering EV wealth divide'?

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Two studies published this week warn the electric vehicle transition is at risk of stalling if the cost of buying and charging new cars locks out poorer households

The UK's electric vehicle (EV) market is motoring. 2025 was recently hailed as another "bumper year" for EV sales by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) with more than 470,000 new EVs...

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