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Electric vehicles triple market share to hit record high

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 06 September 2019 •
EVs' share of the new car market has trebled in two months | Credit: FooTToo
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EVs' share of the new car market has trebled in two months | Credit: FooTToo

Latest SMMT figures show market share for battery electric vehicles triples from 1.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent in two months

Sales of battery electric vehicles have increased by a staggering 377 per cent in the UK in August, the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed yesterday. The...

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