Britain’s first forecourt dedicated to powering electric cars opens today. The site in Braintree, Essex, can charge 36 vehicles at a timeSales of plug-in cars eclipsed diesels for the second time last month, underlining the soaring demand for the very cleanest vehicles. Research by the RAC showed that pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids accounted for 18,062 vehicles sold in the UK in November, 13 per cent higher than the 15,925 diesels sold. It was the first “significant” month in which sales of plug-in cars overtook diesels, the RAC said. The RAC called it a watershed moment for the industry and suggested that sales of diesels might never again overtake battery-powered cars.

Source: The Times December 07, 2020 00:11 UTC