'Failure to electrify': £13bn of UK exports in jeopardy if UK stalls EV production

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'Failure to electrify': £13bn of UK exports in jeopardy if UK stalls EV production

New analysis from ECIU urges government to support the transition to electric vehicles or risk car export revenues falling off a cliff

Over £13bn of car exports could be in jeopardy if the UK fails to accelerate its transition to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), a fresh analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU)...

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