At nearly 629,000 cars on the road in 2022, battery-electric vehicles were the largest share of the United Kingdom's electric vehicle fleet, followed by petrol plug-in hybrid electric cars. BEVs have been the leading propulsion type for the UK's electric car parc since 2010, but dipped below petrol PHEVs between 2015 and 2020.
Plug-in electric vehicle fleet in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by propulsion type
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BEV
Petrol PHEV
Diesel PHEV
EREV
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GOV.UK. (August 16, 2023). Plug-in electric vehicle fleet in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by propulsion type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410206/uk-electric-vehicle-fleet-by-propulsion-type/
GOV.UK. "Plug-in electric vehicle fleet in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by propulsion type." Chart. August 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410206/uk-electric-vehicle-fleet-by-propulsion-type/
GOV.UK. (2023). Plug-in electric vehicle fleet in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by propulsion type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410206/uk-electric-vehicle-fleet-by-propulsion-type/
GOV.UK. "Plug-in Electric Vehicle Fleet in The United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by Propulsion Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410206/uk-electric-vehicle-fleet-by-propulsion-type/
GOV.UK, Plug-in electric vehicle fleet in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by propulsion type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410206/uk-electric-vehicle-fleet-by-propulsion-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Plug-in electric vehicle fleet in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2022, by propulsion type [Graph], GOV.UK, August 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410206/uk-electric-vehicle-fleet-by-propulsion-type/