PHEV SALES WILL FALL

Plug-in hybrid sales have been growing for some time now, offering a perfect first step towards zero emissions. But, in September last year, the Government announced it was axing the plug-in grant for PHEVS, instead focusing on incentives for pure electric models. Now there’s every chance the UK will follow in the footsteps of the Netherlands. It was the leading market for PHEVS in 2015, thanks to generous tax incentives for company car drivers, and then as the grants waned, the market collapsed. Now, the Netherlands isn’t even in the top 10 European markets for PHEVS.