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2023-11-01 11:42:42 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Electric vehicle sales in the UK have experienced record growth in 2023, with over a third of new car registrations now plug-in cars as of the latest data for September 2023. https://www.smmt.co.uk/2023/10/september-new-car-market-grows-but-motorist-support-needed-to-reverse-falling-private-consumer-ev-demand/ Lifecycle carbon emissions of EVs are lower than petrol cars after just 13,000 miles. https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/

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• Electric vehicle sales in the UK have experienced record growth in 2023, with over a third of new car registrations now plug-in cars as of the latest data for September 2023. https://www.smmt.co.uk/2023/10/september-new-car-market-grows-but-motorist-support-needed-to-reverse-falling-private-consumer-ev-demand/ Lifecycle carbon emissions of EVs are lower than petrol cars after just 13,000 miles. https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/