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UK Carmakers Urged To Stop Prioritising SUVs Over Smaller & More Affordable Electric Cars

17 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from Clean Technica

Smaller EVs could help those on lower incomes gain from the benefits of using EVs as well as more efficient use of critical raw materials essential in efforts to achieve net zero...22% of new car buyers already intend to buy an electric car in the next year...

"...the big six European carmakers³ have abandoned small affordable cars in pursuit of profits that have grown far faster than inflation...T&E UK is calling on the government to create conditions for car companies to prioritise small electric cars..."

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