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Electric Car Interest Soars as Britons Confront Fuel Shortage
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Britain’s fuel shortage has intensified interest in electric vehicles, based on the record level of inquiries at one online auto marketplace.
Auto Trader Group Plc said on Monday that dealers received direct inquiries for electric cars every 1.8 minutes this past weekend, almost twice the average pace in August. Total EV queries jumped 36% from the weekend before.