UBS: Diesel cars set for market slump, as EVs tipped for top spot

Madeleine Cuff
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Swiss bank predicts diesel cars will 'almost disappear' from the market by 2025 as electric cars come to the fore

Diesel vehicles will have almost disappeared from the passenger car market within the next decade according to new predictions from Swiss investment bank UBS, which conclude punitive regulations and the...

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