Sales of used EVs surge in US as petrol prices pass $4 a gallon
Americans are buying second-hand electric vehicles even as the market for new vehicles slumps
Americans are buying second-hand electric vehicles even as the market for new vehicles slumps

Contraction in US and cooling Chinese demand are expected hurdles for market

Sales reached record high last year despite fall at Tesla and pressure to soften EU targets

Increased costs since outbreak of Middle East conflict prompt more test drives and advert views

Manufacturers rethink US strategy in pivot back to petrol and hybrids

Electric-vehicle makers target less affluent heartland for next phase of growth

Governments have to offset falling fuel duties without slowing electric car sales