Battery electric vehicle registrations in the UK hit a new high in 2023, with 314,687 new registrations, despite a slight market share decline to 16.5%

September witnessed a 21% growth in the UK’s new car market, but private registrations of battery electric vehicles declined by 14.3%, new data shows

The projected market share of BEVs in 2023 has been downgraded from 19.7% to 18.4% due to high energy costs and insufficient charging infrastructure

Nearly 21,726 EVs were sold in November compared to 11,118 diesel cars

For the first time, alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) now make up more than 4% of all new cars sold. The milestone was broken in January as the segment swelled by 19.9% to take a record 4.2% of the market share. That’s up from 3.6% last year, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The […]