BloombergNEF: UK emerges as Europe's leading EV market

Stuart Stone
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Battery electric and plug-in hybrids tipped for record year, as global sales set to grow 25 per cent this year - but US climate policy rollback puts brakes on longer-term forecasts

The UK has emerged as Europe's leading electric vehicle (EV) market, according to BloombergNEF's (BNEF) latest Electric Vehicles Outlook, which predicts global sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrids...

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