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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Worried carmakers call for urgent UK help to reignite waning interest in electric vehicles

Electric cars charging in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Electric cars charging in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Car manufacturers have called for urgent action to reignite the switch to electric vehicles, after sales figures showed slowing demand among ordinary motorists for battery-powered cars.

While overall UK registrations grew by 1% in April year-on-year to 134,000, the increase was caused by fleet sales, with private buyer sales down by almost 18% on last year.

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