Bodyshop – August 2019

In 2018, 15,474 new electric vehicles (EVs)

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These positives suggest that the UK should

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night or with air condition, both of which

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business drivers who on average cover



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want to drive longer distances between

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things to go wrong and as a rule electronic

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• that car ownership in future ceases and
  people rely on internet hailed taxis such
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Challenges facing the

electric vehicle market

Neil Baylis

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28 Ð -"71&-. AUGUST 2019