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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sam Barker

Experts explain why electric cars can cost you MORE than filling up with petrol

Charging an electric car can be 28% more expensive than filling up with petrol, experts revealed.

What Car? drove two electric cars and their petrol equivalents from London to Leeds to see if petrol is still cheaper than electricity.

Topping up at motorway services, the 208-mile journey was up to 28% more expensive using an electric car.

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