Electric car sales accelerate into 2015

Will Nichols
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January sales are almost 300 per cent up on the same time last year after record 2014, figures show

The advance of the electric car has continued into 2015 with industry figures showing a fourfold increase in sales in January 2015 compared to a year earlier. Statistics from the Society for Motor Manufacturers...

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