Drivers face £677 annual 'petrol premium' as pump price rise, ECIU warns

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New analysis from ECIU suggests petrol price hikes could add extra £420m to the annual fuel bill for the UK's 18.7 million petrol cars

Owning a petrol car could cost drivers as much as £677 more a year compared to driving an electric vehicle (EV), a new analysis from the Energy Climate and Intelligence Unit (ECIU) warned this week...

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