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Why are Manufacturers so focused on Electric Car Range?
The manufacturers are aware that most first time Electric car buyers are stuck in their ‘Petrol thinking’ and focused on Electric Car Range range as their Petrol or Diesel cars and so are prepared to pay a premium for higher range. Tesla primarily build for the North American market and, because of the longer long…
McDonald’s to install Electric car charging points at UK drive-ins
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Car buyers still sceptical about electric cars, says Ford boss
Consumers are still sceptical about electric cars and switching from petrol and diesel remains “a real challenge”, the boss of Ford UK has told the BBC. Car buyers still sceptical about going electric, says Ford boss – BBC – May 2021 “We did a survey looking at customer attitudes and we saw that just over…