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above have direct positive
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use of electric vehicle batteries
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make electric solutions more
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ARE A REALITY on electricity bills. These make or whether we continue to
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fuel alternatives. It is therefore means of transport for another
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energy system. While there have forward. at pan-European level, has made
already been some positive policy
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policy landscape. pathway. However, the policy
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OBSTACLES possible. The choices we make Email: htenberge@eurelectric.org.
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