Battery electric vehicles accounted for 25% of new car registrations in November, an almost 60% increase year-on-year - and well above a government target manufacturers have called on ministers to relax. BEVs were the only sector of the car market to see increased sales in November, which saw new registrations down almost 2%, the second consecutive month of contraction and a third in four months the industry blames on the race to meet EV targets.
Read more: UK's EV market doing better than you might think The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the EV market could reach 19% for the year - short of the 22% target - adding that demand for electric cars is weaker than when the target regime was introduced by the Conservative government last year.