Currently reading: EVs comprise more than a quarter of UK car sales

Introduction of Electric Car Grant and impending numberplate change pushed EVs to significant market share

EVs accounted for more than a quarter of all new car registrations last month, according to new data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Of the 82,908 cars registered in the UK during August, 21,969 were battery-electric – an increase of 14.9% for the powertrain compared with the same month last year. 

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