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As the world moves towards electric vehicles at a rapid pace, the debate about their environmental impact compared with petrol and diesel models is largely over. However the argument around economics is still raging, with taxes and subsidies complicating the matter.
For our series Plug In, CGTN has looked at some of the issues, including the cost of driving a petrol and electric model.
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