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EV market is on thin ice as cost of living rises, says Auto Trader

Demand for electric cars drops for first time since pandemic

Mark Moran
13 December 2022
Auto Trader

 

Appetite among drivers for electric vehicles (EVs) is waning amid rising living costs and surging energy prices, suggests research by car sales marketplace Auto Trader.

Electric vehicles represented over a quarter (27%) of the share of new car enquiries being sent to retailers through Auto Trader’s marketplace in June, when petrol reached almost £2 a litre. But by November, as energy prices rose and fuel prices softened, EVs accounted for less than one in five (19%) of...

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