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Battery electric vehicles have just recorded an absolutely stunning increase in their share of the UK market, which has tripled in two months to 3.4%, after 3+ yrs below 1%
HT @colinmckerrache for flagging and @SMMT for data
Battery electric vehicles have just recorded an absolutely stunning increase in their share of the UK market, which has tripled in two months to 3.4%, after 3+ yrs below 1%
HT @colinmckerrache for flagging and @SMMT for data
@colinmckerrache @SMMT Since 2016, annualised EV sales have more than doubled – expect that number to climb rapidly.
Meanwhile diesels have halved and *overall car sales* are down 12%
Meanwhile diesels have halved and *overall car sales* are down 12%
@colinmckerrache @SMMT UK car sales used to be 50/50 diesel petrol…
Now it's 3/5 petrol, 1/4 diesel and 1/10 other stuff – and changing rapidly (two months ago it was just 1/16 "other")
Now it's 3/5 petrol, 1/4 diesel and 1/10 other stuff – and changing rapidly (two months ago it was just 1/16 "other")
@colinmckerrache @SMMT Sure, annualised EV sales are still small relative to conventional vehicles.
But change can happen fast.
But change can happen fast.
@colinmckerrache @SMMT Will this big uptick in pure EV sales continue or is it down to the backlog in Tesla 3 orders, per tweet below?
We'll have to wait and see…
We'll have to wait and see…
@colinmckerrache @SMMT Grist to the Tesla 3 bump mill, but there's clearly probably more to it than that alone
