Study: Electric commercial vehicles can save £1,500 a year each on fuel costs

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REA and Energy Savings Trust roadmap details 'extensive' savings fleet managers can achieve by switching to electric

Fleet managers can save thousands of pounds a year in fuel costs for every conventional commercial vehicle they replace with a battery-electric alternative, fresh research published today suggests...

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