Is it the end of the road for the combustion engine?

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Policy Exchange's Richard Howard offers a reality check on the electric vehicle sector

This week's newspapers are filled with the story that Volvo is to go ‘all electric' from 2019 - focusing on Battery Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrids, and so-called ‘mild hybrids', and ending sales of...

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