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As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point

  • Written by: Peter Wells, Professor of Business and Sustainability, Cardiff University
As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning pointBoument Japet/Shutterstock

Last year, electric car registrations in the UK topped those of Germany. The number of UK sales (382,000 vehicles) came from growth of 21.4% on 2023, making the UK the largest market for electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe for the first time. In Germany, meanwhile, registrations fell by more than 25% to 380,000 vehicles in...

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