According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), EV registrations increased by 23 per cent to just under 20,000 and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) by 6.2 per cent to 8,899.
However, uptake was less than the overall market, meaning that October is the first month to see EV market share fall year on year since May 2021.
The SMMT blamed the fall largely on supply challenges, with the ongoing global chip shortage continuing to impact car makers around the world.
It also said that the decline in growth demonstrates the importance of increasing public chargepoint provision.
At the start of October, the UK had 34,637 public standard, rapid and ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging devices, with 1,239 new rapid chargers and 5,023 new standard chargers installed during the first nine months of the year.
With 249,575 new EV registrations during the same period, just one new standard public charger has been installed for roughly...