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Electric cars outsold petrol models in the UK last month

Published 06 January 2023
By David Mullen
Battery-electric vehicles took an impressive 32.9% share of the UK car market in December, a figure that marks the biggest ever monthly share.
2022 MG4 electric hatchback

'Question marks' over how long EV boom can last

Electric vehicles made up some 20.6% of new car sales in November — up 35.2% on November of last year.
Published 05 December 2022
A selection of EVs - by the Octopus Energy Group

Electric cars made up 17% of UK sales in September

Electric vehicles made up 17% of UK car sales in September, increasing their market share.
Published 05 October 2022
2021 Porsche Taycan

Electric Porsche Taycan outsells 911

The electric Porsche Taycan has outsold Porsche’s flagship petrol-powered 911 sports car so far this year, according to new figures.
Published 15 October 2021
Tesla Model 3 Long Range

Tesla Model 3 is best-seller

The Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s best-selling car in September, according to figures released by the SMMT.
Published 06 October 2021

New car sales continue to recover in UK

The latest SMMT figures show positive signs for the sector recovering as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles continue to grow.
Published 05 July 2021
Uptake of pure-electric cars affected by reduction in government grant

Electric car sales affected by grant reduction

The uptake of electric vehicles has slowed following the reduction to the government's Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG).
Published 05 May 2021
Growth for new car registrations for first time since August

New car sales grow for first time since August

New car sales in March were more than 10% up on the same month in 2020 — the first growth for the market since August last year.
Published 06 April 2021
The UK's top 10 bestselling cars of 2020

Top 10 best-selling cars in the UK 2020

These were the UK's best-selling new cars and the most popular fuels of 2020, according to the Society of Manufacturers and Traders.
Published 07 January 2021
UK new car sales fell by nearly 30% during 2020

UK new car sales fell by nearly 30% during 2020

Sales of new cars in the UK fell by nearly a third in 2020, to the lowest level in nearly 30 years.
Published 06 January 2021
Tesla comes within touching distance of half a million cars target for 2020, despite coronavirus pandemic

Tesla delivered nearly 500,000 cars in 2020

Tesla came within a whisker of achieving its deliveries target of 500,000 units in 2020, despite the damage done by the coronavirus pandemic.
Published 04 January 2021
Car registrations fall 4.4% in worst September since introduction of dual number plate system

Worst September for car sales since 1999

Car registrations fell by 4.4% in September 2020 compared to the same month last year, and fell 15.8% from the 10-year September average.
Published 05 October 2020
Sales of new plug-in cars surge by more than a fifth in 2019

Electric car sales surged in 2019

2020 is already being heralded as a breakthrough year for electric cars, after new figures showed plug-in demand surged in the last 12 months.
Published 15 January 2020