Report: High oil prices forcing firms to weigh green car options

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Survey reveals around a quarter of businesses actively exploring switch to alternative fuel vehicles in response to soaring oil prices

Oil prices that have stubbornly remained above $100 a barrel have prompted around a quarter of businesses to look at alternative fuel vehicles as a way of cutting costs, new research has revealed. Asian...

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