Battery electric car registrations almost triple in July to record high market share

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UK's new car market still in the doldrums with registrations at their lowest levels since 2012, but electric car sales up 158 per cent

Sales of new fully electric cars shot up by a staggering 158 per cent in July compared with a year earlier to secure a record monthly market share, industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and...

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