The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that, whilst UK new car registrations have fallen -2.4% in 2019 to 2.3mn units, registrations of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose by +144% to 37,850 units, overtaking plug-in hybrids and breaking previous records. Published on Monday 6 January, combined Alternatively Fuelled…
Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), published on Tuesday 5 November, has indicated continued popularity of electric vehicles. Sales of hybrid electric vehicles increased by 28.9% from the same time last year, with battery electric vehicle registrations almost tripling at 151.8%. Plug-in hybrid vehicles fell…
The UK’s new car market fell 20.5% in September but new hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) sales were up 3.9% during the month, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Released on Thursday 4 October, the data showed that diesel sales declined by…