Battery electric vehicles recorded their best start to the year, with more than 100,000 BEVs sold in the UK already in 2024 – the earliest in the year this milestone has been achieved. According to the latest Electric Car Count from New AutoMotive, sales rose more than 10% on April 2023 – with upmarket manufacturers BMW, Audi and Mercedes performing … [Read more...]
EV sales are trickling ahead of last year
Five of the largest EV manufacturers in UK market increased their sales last month compared to 12 months ago, according to the latest data from New AutoMotive’s Electric Car Count. The monthly report is the most up-to-date and comprehensive electric vehicle sales data in the UK, and reveals that 15 out of 20 manufacturers are selling more EVs than they did … [Read more...]
EVs being priced out of reach for many, says analysis
The cost-of-living crisis is causing a drop in demand for electric vehicles as these cars are typically more expensive than petrol equivalents, according to Compare the Market comparison site. Sales of new electric cars have declined by 17.1% year-on-year in November according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and … [Read more...]
Wales lagging in ev sales and bucks the UK trend
New UK electric car sales data shows the government’s ambitions for the electric vehicle transition doesn’t go far enough and Wales lags behind other parts of Britain. For the second month in a row, EVs were the only fuel type to grow the number of new cars registered and the share of the market. EVs now represent 1 in 6 of all new vehicle … [Read more...]
Diesel sales falter as evs power up
Diesel sales are collapsing around the country as registrations of new electric cars are growing. The ev growth is fastest in North East England and Oxfordshire , according to New AutoMotive’s monthly data release, the Electric Car Count, which tracks new car registrations in the UK. Ben Nelmes, Head of Policy and Research at New AutoMotive, … [Read more...]
EV sales soar and so do drivers’ travel plans
Sales of new electric vehicles hit new records in March as Tesla tops with 31% market share and Kia, Nissan and Hyundai battle it out for second place, revealed New AutoMotive’s Electric Car Count tracker. The independent research organisation will publish the tracker each month and it looks at the top ten EV manufacturers and their market share as well as … [Read more...]