EVs and hybrids grab record share of UK car market

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UK car market warms up in May, helped by soaring demand for hybrid cars

May was a bumper month for electric and hybrid car sales according to new industry data, with sales of so-called Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs) jumping 36 per cent compared to May 2017. Hybrids...

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