New models driving down electric car costs

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Prices have fallen by almost 20 per cent year on year as electric vehicle market becomes more competitive, analysts say

An increasingly competitive market has driven down the sticker price of leading electric vehicles by as much as 18 per cent of their 2012 price, overcoming one of the main barriers to ownership, analysts...

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