SMMT: Used electric car market grows 44 per cent

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But trade body warns proposed cuts to employee car ownerships schemes could 'stifle' supply of good quality used electric cars

The market for used battery electric vehicles (BEV) grew by 44.4 per cent in the third quarter of the year, taking zero emission models' market share to a record high of four per cent, according to new...

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