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Electric Cars Are Close to Overtaking Petrol In the UK, Data Shows

Electric Cars Are Close to Overtaking Petrol In the UK, Data Shows

TL;DRElectric cars nearly matched petrol sales in UK new car market last month.

Why it matters: EV adoption inflection points signal shifting automaker priorities and infrastructure demands ahead.

69 million people people live in the United Kingdom. And now >Electrek reports: Battery-electric cars took 32% of the UK's new car market in October, while petrol cars fell to just 37.2%, according to new data from the SMMT. That's the closest the two have been. At the current…

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