How Zipcar UK's 1,000-strong EV fleet is tackling a green travel blind-spot

How Zipcar UK's 1,000-strong EV fleet is tackling a green travel blind-spot

Stuart Stone
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Zipcar UK's general manager James Taylor discusses the role of car sharing in both the EV transition and the push to create a transport mix that breaks our dependence on privately owned vehicles

Rishi Sunak recently promised to "scrap" plans for compulsory car sharing if you drive to work as part of a far-reaching review of the government's net zero strategy. There was one small problem. As independent...

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