ev sales

The latest car registration data has revealed that UK sales of new electric cars grew by 10% last month, in a positive note for the sector.

Secondhand electric vehicle (EV) sales helped the UK’s used car market grow for the sixth successive quarter, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show.

Although new car sales in the UK rose 2.5% in July, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reduced its expected total new car sales for 2024.

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the UK for 2023 have been revised down by 1.7% to 324,000 units.

Electric vehicle year-to-date production surges to 71.6% but slow grid connections could delay the switch to electric.

Among the top nine vehicle manufacturers in the UK, one in four sales in February were electric vehicles (EVs), according to New AutoMotive.

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) ended the year strong with its highest market share in December as one in three cars where EVs, according to New AutoMotive.

“Continued progress in the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) needs to be supported by faster deployment of charging infrastructure, which is falling behind,” said the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in its latest Progress Snapshot.

September showed to be a strong month for electric vehicles (EVs) with the one millionth plug-in car registered in the UK.

An International Energy Agency (IEA) report has found electric vehicle (EV) sales doubled in 2021, while the organisation is forecasting an increase in global renewable capacity of 8% in 2022.