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Europe's shift to electric cars picks up despite recession

by AP Business Writer
| July 15, 2020 4:03 AM

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The coronavirus has cancelled business plans all over the world but Europe's push into electric cars isn't one of them. Sales of battery-powered and hybrid cars have held up better than the overall market amid a deeply painful recession, mainly thanks to the action of governments.

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