Diesel has 'had its day': Number of battery EVs to overtake diesel cars by 2030

Stuart Stone
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London in pole position to become UK’s first diesel-free city, as New AutoMotive tips EV market to continue to accelerate

Battery electric vehicles (EVs) will become more common on Britain's road than diesels before the end of the decade, according to a fresh analysis by New AutoMotive. The clean transport think tank highlighted...

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