Study: Slow EV roll out could cost motorists £9bn in additional fuel costs

Stuart Stone
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Study: Slow EV roll out could cost motorists £9bn in additional fuel costs

Report from ECIU warns a slower rollout of new electric vehicles could put brakes on motorists switching via the second-hand market – costing drivers £800 a year in higher fuel costs

A shortage of small and mid-sized electric vehicles (EVs) on the second-hand market could hinder drivers efforts to switch to plug-in models leaving them stuck with £9bn in additional fuel costs as they...

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