{"id":237198,"date":"2023-09-05T11:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T11:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=237198"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:50:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T11:50:14","slug":"new-car-sales-2023-slow-private-ev-uptake-builds-demand-for-government-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-car-sales-2023-slow-private-ev-uptake-builds-demand-for-government-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"New car sales 2023: slow private EV uptake builds demand for government incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest figures for August 2023 show the fleet electric purchases are surging in the UK while private buyers are reluctant to make the switch<\/h2>\n


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August new car registrations leaped by 24.4 per cent compared to last year, with 85,657 new vehicles hitting the road in the UK. But while fleet sales surged by 58.4 per cent, registrations to private motorists fell back by 8.1 per cent, even compared to last August\u2019s figure which was limited by industry supply issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) for \u2018electrified vehicles\u2019 – including everything from mild hybrids to full EVs in industry parlance – accounted for 38 per cent of new registrations in the month, while battery electric (BEV) car registrations was up 72.3 per cent for a 20.1 per cent share of the market total. Plug-in hybrid sales rose by a similar 70 per cent, while mild hybrids sales were more stable with 6.8 per cent growth.<\/p>\n