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SMMT: EV and e-LCV sales up, still not meeting UK targets

One in four new UK car registrations in June were EVs. By Stewart Burnett

New data from the UK’s SMMT is in: new car registrations rose 6.7% in June with electric vehicles (EVs) jumping 39.1% to reach a quarter of the market, whilst the overall van market shrank for the seventh consecutive month with registrations down 14.8%. Despite noteworthy growth for EVs, both market segments remain significantly below government-mandated EV targets, with passenger cars at 21.6% versus the prescribed 28% and vans at just 8.6% versus 16%.

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