{"id":237365,"date":"2023-09-06T11:50:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=237365"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:50:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:50:48","slug":"uk-plug-in-car-sales-increased-by-over-70-in-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/uk-plug-in-car-sales-increased-by-over-70-in-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: Plug-In Car Sales Increased By Over 70% In August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
In August, new passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom increased by 24 percent year-over-year to 85,657. After eight months of 2023, the total number of new registrations amounted to 1,179,298 (up 20 percent year-over-year).<\/p>\n
The growth of plug-in electric car sales is significantly higher than in the case of the general market, which allows EVs to noticeably improve market share.<\/p>\n
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports that 23,844 new plug-in cars were registered last month (72 percent more than a year ago), which is 27.8 percent of the total market (compared to 20.2 percent a year ago). Together with non-rechargeable hybrids (an additional 10 percent share), close to 4 out of 10 new cars were electrified.<\/p>\n
We are, of course, most interested in all-electric cars. This segment is growing faster than any other one and represented 20 percent of new car registrations last month (compared to less than 15 percent a year ago).<\/p>\n