'Selling like hot cakes': 1-in-5 cars sold in August fully electric

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Latest figures from New AutoMotive's Electric Car Count reveal number of electric cars registered in August up 77 per cent year-on-year

New AutoMotive's latest Electric Car Count has revealed that more than one-in-five new cars sold in August were electric, as car buyers continue to inject pace into the transition to low and zero emission...

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