Section editor for policy at Carbon Brief https://bsky.app/profile/mollylempriere.carbonbrief.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org/post/3mwb7brykcs2xAs petrol and diesel prices surge in the wake of the continued attacks on Russian refineries and escalating tensions in the Middle East, it is now nine times cheaper to drive an EV than a diesel car in the UK, This means EV drivers save ~£80 when "filling up" https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs-are-now-nine-times-cheaper-than-petrol-or-diesel-to-drive-in-the-uk24 Sep 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:kl3loc27o7pkbq3fdo2rpla7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb7brykcs2x