Electric vehicles witness historic sales surge in March, as car market slumps to 24-year low

Cecilia Keating
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Electric vehicles witness historic sales surge in March, as car market slumps to 24-year low

SMMT's releases latest EV sales figures, as Zap-Map publishes report highlighting growth of ultra-rapid charge point network

More battery electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in the UK in March than any month on record, with just shy of 40,000 units sold, even as the new car market slumped to its lowest point in 24 years. That...

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