More and more UK drivers are turning to electric cars. The latest data shows that electric vehicles have double the market share of diesel cars.
As more manufacturers release electric cars and we draw closer to the 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel sales, that figure is only going to rise.
Learn more about the latest electric car statistics and trends in this article.
As of the end of February 2024, there were more than one million battery electric cars registered in the UK.
Almost 315,000 battery-electric cars were registered in 2023, a growth of 18% on the number registered in 2022.
All data sourced from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is correct as of 2023.
|
Total |
Vs 2021 |
%Difference |
January |
14,433 |
6,260 |
+131% |
February |
10,417 |
3,516 |
+196% |
March |
39,315 |
22,003 |
+79% |
April |
12,899 |
9,152 |
+41% |
May |
15,448 |
13,120 |
+17% |
June |
22,737 |
19,842 |
+15% |
July |
12,243 |
11,139 |
+10% |
August |
10,006 |
7,388 |
+35% |
September |
38,116 |
32,721 |
+16.5% |
October |
19,933 |
16,155 |
+23.4% |
November |
29,372 |
21,726 |
+35.2% |
December |
42,284 |
27,705 |
+52.6% |
Total |
267,203 |
190727 |
+40.1% |
Tesla Model Y – 35,551
Tesla Model 3 – 19,071
Nia e-Niro – 11,197
Volkswagen ID.3 – 9832
Nissan Leaf – 9178
MINI – 7,425
Polestar 2 – 7,345
MG5 – 7,030
BMW i4 – 6,699
Audi Q4 e-tron – 6,594
In 2022 there were 267,203 new electric vehicle registrations, making it the best year for EV sales yet. This means that 16.6% of new car registrations in the UK in 2022 were electric cars.
According to SMMT, 71,000 second-hand electric cars were purchased in 2022.
This is up from 2021 by 37.5%.
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