High demand: A motorist at a petrol station in Surrey, the UK. The future is electric, but in the world of today, petrol is king. Even in green-conscious Europe. — Bloomberg
BUSINESS is brisk at one of London’s top electric-vehicle (EV) charging hubs, owned by BP Plc, in the western suburb of Hammersmith. Spend time here watching how Tesla Inc’s and competitors’ EVs come and go and you might leave convinced that petrol’s days are numbered in Europe.
Turn to the right, however, and that impression would vanish like disappearing ink: A conventional fuel station is doing even brisker business selling fossil fuels for conventional cars.
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