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Belfast Live
Belfast Live
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Conor Coyle

Three Co Tyrone council areas among worst prepared in UK for switch to electric cars

The three district council areas covering Co Tyrone have been named among the least prepared in the UK for the switch to electric vehicles.

Figures collated by comparison site Moneyshake based on Department of Transport statistics showed Fermanagh and Omagh, Mid Ulster and Derry and Strabane to fill three of the four bottom spots in terms of percentage of electric cars on the road.

The UK government plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 in an effort to meet its net zero commitments.

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