According to data provided by EV-Volumes, hybrid electric vehicles were the most commonly sold type of electric vehicle in the United Kingdom. In 2018, sales volume amounted for such vehicles amounted to 73,842 units, more than four times the number of battery electric vehicles sold.
A different ranking by Dataforce found Toyota Yaris to be the most popular alternatively fueled passenger car in the country in 2018.
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EV-Volumes.com. (September 30, 2019). Annual sales volume of electric vehicles in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 and 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058857/uk-sales-electric-vehicles-by-type/
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EV-Volumes.com. (2019). Annual sales volume of electric vehicles in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 and 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058857/uk-sales-electric-vehicles-by-type/
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