Octopus secures £150m investment to fuel EV salary sacrifice scheme

Stuart Stone
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Octopus Electric Vehicles announces new investment from Pollen Street Capital to help scale flagship EV fleet scheme

Octopus Electric Vehicles has today inked a £150m deal with private asset manager Pollen Street Capital, driving total investment in the electric vehicle (EV) venture over the past two years to £650m....

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