UK ahead of green targets with ‘startling’ electric car uptake – on track for 2030 car ban

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By way of overall market perspective, the figures demonstrate that the volume of electric cars on UK roads currently account for 2.6 percent of all passenger cars.

According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), total ULEV car sales (EV and PHEV) grew from 348,000 between July and September 2020 to 604,000 in the same period in 2021.

Sales of battery electric cars increased by 154 percent versus the total car market increase of 23 percent.

Mike Todd, CEO at Volkswagen Financial Services UK, said: “This first EV tracking report highlights the positive momentum that has, in recent years, seen increasing numbers of drivers switch from combustion engine vehicles to embrace greener, more sustainable transport.

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