'Screeching' U-turn: Analysts warn UK at risk of falling behind Europe in EV race

Stuart Stone
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Delayed ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars threatens to further slow EV transition, as new analysis warns pace of UK switch is at just half the European average

The UK is falling behind the rest of Europe in the race to adopt battery electric vehicles (BEV), according to new analysis which reveals that while UK demand for zero emission cars is booming the pace...

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