The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have published UK new car registrations for December which means we have a complete years’ worth of data for 2022. It’s not a pretty picture, with overall new cars registered at a 30 year low at 1.61m units (down...
I’m told that 1 in 5 cars in Norway is an EV. I’ve just come back from there and must say that feels about right. If you love EVs this is a great place to go car spotting. We’ve seen just about every model, including a Mercedes EQS taxi, and also a fair number...
The graph below looks at Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) registration stats from January 2021 to November 2022. The light blue is 2021. The dark blue is 2022. The orange star is the percentage of cars registered in that month that were BEV. You can...
Lots of good news in the November UK new car registration stats from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The total number of BEVs on UK roads is now approx 623k, above the 600k mark for the first time. BEVs represent 20.6% of registrations up from...
Sunday afternoon I took advantage of Genesis’s excellent test drive program and had a fantastic fling with a G80 “electrified”. I know they aren’t fashionable, but I’ve a soft spot for big saloons. Years back I owned a couple of large German saloons,...
The graph below is the % market share for UK car registrations by fuel type over the last 13 months. Anyone see any grounds for reducing the incentives on BEVs?
