This statistic shows the number of licensed plug-in government grant eligible cars across the United Kingdom (UK) as of the third quarter of 2019, categorized by region. Cars which are eligible for government grants are electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. As the most populous region of the United Kingdom, the South East also had the highest number of plug-in cars, at 38,397 vehicles. In that same year, Northern Ireland had 2,294 plug-in eligible vehicles.
Distribution of licensed plug-in grant eligible cars in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2019, by region
The term 'ultra-low emission vehicles' is used to refer to vehicles with significantly lower levels of tailpipe emissions than conventional vehicles. In practice, the term currently refers to electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. For the purposes of this indicator, vehicles with fully electric powertrains, and cars with tail-pipe emissions below 75 g/kmg/km of CO2 have been included at this stage.
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GOV.UK. (December 19, 2019). Distribution of licensed plug-in grant eligible cars in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/310538/distribution-of-plug-in-grant-eligible-cars-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of licensed plug-in grant eligible cars in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2019, by region." Chart. December 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310538/distribution-of-plug-in-grant-eligible-cars-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2019). Distribution of licensed plug-in grant eligible cars in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310538/distribution-of-plug-in-grant-eligible-cars-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of Licensed Plug-in Grant Eligible Cars in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of The 3rd Quarter of 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310538/distribution-of-plug-in-grant-eligible-cars-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Distribution of licensed plug-in grant eligible cars in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310538/distribution-of-plug-in-grant-eligible-cars-in-the-uk/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Distribution of licensed plug-in grant eligible cars in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2019, by region [Graph], GOV.UK, December 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310538/distribution-of-plug-in-grant-eligible-cars-in-the-uk/
