Electric vehicle prices fall in Europe for first time in five years

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New Transport & Environment analysis shows EU's tougher CO2 rules helped drive down price of electric vehicles across the bloc by four per cent

The average price of an electric car in the EU has fallen for the first time since 2020, driven by the release of more affordable models to comply with the bloc's new vehicle emissions standards. That...

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