Electric cars charging ahead
UK electric car registrations continue to set records as latest figures place the total number of new 100 per cent electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year at 59,911.
That return makes it the most successful year for electric cars to date and equates to one new electric car registration every nine minutes in the UK. The total also means the market grew by 19 per cent compared to 2017. The end-of-year figure marks a continued trend of consumers and businesses switching to ultra-low emission vehicles.
The fourth quarter of the year saw a further 15,057 plug-in cars registered between October and December in 2018. Once again plug-in hybrids accounted for the bulk of the market with 74 per cent of registrations.
Pure electric cars also saw a SIGHYBRIDS nificant boost in 2018, up 14 per cent on the previous year and taking the number of 100 per cent electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered in the UK to date to 196,343.
Last year was the seventh consecutive year of growth for the electric car market, thanks to the increasing number of models available for consumers and businesses alike, as well as a trend for consumers making more sustainable choices.
In fact, recent research by Go Ultra Low found that nearly a fifth of Brits would like to make the switch to an electric vehicle in 2019.
The year ahead certainly has the potential to be another strong year for registrations as a range of new models are set to hit the market, including the new all-electric Kia e-niro, Audi e-tron and recently announced Nissan LEAF which will feature an increased battery size.