2023-08-08 6:49
Automotive
Alex Lowe

In July, a new EV was registered ‘every 60 seconds’

In July, a new EV was registered ‘every 60 seconds’

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According to the latest report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) the sales of new electric cars is on the rise, again. In July a brand new EV was registered ‘every 60 seconds’ and sales are up by 87.9% in July this year, when compared to July 2022. New car sales across the entire UK landscape rose by 28.3% during the same time period, with 143,921 cars registered.

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SMMT July car sales

Most of the growth is coming from fleet sales, with those kinds of orders amounting to 80,961 vehicles – a rise of around 63% since the same time in 2022. However, while fleet sales were high, private new car sales grew by just one third of a percent with 60,045 new models sold.

The SMMT has said that in order to meet the 2030 target of having 300,000 public chargers available, the rate at which they are installed needs to rapidly increase, by 10,000 chargers extra per quarter every quarter. One of the main concerns about moving to an EV with the general public is that there is not enough chargers.

Alex Lowe

In July, a new EV was registered ‘every 60 seconds’

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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