In September, new passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom increased by 21 percent year-over-year to 272,610. After nine months of 2023, the total number of new registrations amounted to 1,451,908 . The plug-in electric car segment also expanded, but only slightly faster than the general market. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reports that 63,858 new plug-in cars were registered last month , which is 23.4 percent of the total market .
4% share Plug-in electric car registrations in the UK – September 2023 So far this year, more than 337,000 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in the UK, which is 35 percent more than a year ago and more than one-fifth of the market. Plug-in car registrations in the UK year-to-date : BEVs: 238,541 and 16.4% share PHEVs: 98,993 and 6.8% share Total: 337,534 and 23.