According to the SMMT's car registration figures for September, while the overall new car market in the UK recorded its weakest September since 1998 (ahead of the bi-annual two-plate system being introduced in 1999) battery electric vehicles continue to surge ahead, with 32,721 new vehicles hitting the road – the best monthly performance ever for the EV segment.
Meanwhile, data compiled by Leasing.com revelaed that electric car models such as the Volkswagen ID.3, Hyundai Kona and Tesla Model 3 all featured in the top 10 vehicles most enquired about during September. With EVs performing better than many conventional ICE (internal combustion engine) models, this suggests a significant uptick in the speed at which EV adoption is growing.
On the ICE side of things, the SMMT figures show a total of 215,312 news cars were registered in the month of September, a devastating -34.4 per cent fall year on year compared with September 2020, despite pandemic restrictions...