According to official figures, electric cars have accounted for around 16% of new car sales so far in 2023, with hybrids accounting for about 12% andplug-in hybrids7%. Combined, that means electrified cars have accounted for more than a third of sales. It’s important to note that only n...
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Fifty-nine per cent (59%) of UK respondents intending to buy a vehicle in the next two years said their preference would be a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) or a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), up from 54% in 2023 and marginally abov...
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The first month of the year saw 142,876 new cars registered, an uplift of 10,882 units on January 2023, the best performance for the month since 2020 and the 18th consecutive month of growth. The increase was driven entirely by the fleet market, which rose by 29.9%, while privat...
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The news with the other players is more mixed.Vauxhall will startmaking electric vans at Ellesmere in 2023, but has ceased Astra production there and will make new EV versionsin Germanyinstead. Similarly, Mini is relocating electric productionto China, with owner BMW saying the UK plant is not...
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak)September 20, 2023 Automakers including Kia, Volkswagen and Ford have spoken out about the change of plans, noting the back and forth as confusing. In the next few years, Kia is seeking to release nine electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK, and the company called...
In 2023 there were 314,684 electric cars sold, as compared to 267,203 in 2022; a growth of 18%. The proportion of new cars that are electric has grown from 6.6% in 2020, to 19.6% in 2024. In the last few years the electric car proportion of new car sales has stayed stable, but...