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The electric car honeymoon is over

31 March 2025

11:00 PM

31 March 2025

11:00 PM

Sooner or later, it is going to dawn on the owners of electric cars that they have been enjoying one of the longest introductory free offers in history. The moment of realisation may even come tomorrow. That is when, for the first time, electric cars (EVs) are going to become liable to pay road tax.

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