'A tireless campaigner for EVs': Tributes paid to motoring journalist Quentin Willson

Michael Holder
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The former Top Gear presenter and passionate advocate for EVs has died aged 68

Tributes have poured in for motoring journalist, TV presenter, and "tireless" champion of electric vehicles (EVs) Quentin Willson, who has died aged 68 after a short illness. Willson - who presented...

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