Study: Record diesel prices mean EVs now 50 per cent cheaper to run

Stuart Stone
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'Sky high' diesel prices across Europe and the UK drive calls for policymakers to harness electrification to escape rising costs

Europe's electric vehicle (EV) drivers are now paying, on average, less than half their diesel driving counterparts on a per kilometre basis, as the Iran war and the on-going blockade of the Strait of...

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