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Accelerating electric vehicle sales in the UK are threatened with the brakes as a result of a worldwide shortage of the raw material lithium needed for car batteries, experts have warned. The importance of securing a supply of the vital metal was highlighted as carmakers pour billions of pounds into electrifying their future fleets. It comes as the industry is already wrestling with a shortage of semiconductor chips . The UK is one of the fastest growing electric vehicle (EV) markets in Europe with plug-in vehicles accounting for 11% of the British sales. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers...
