In 2022, battery-electric car registrations rose by around 40.1 percent to reach some 267,200 units in the United Kingdom, whereas diesel car registrations slumped to nearly 83,000 units. Amid the supply chain shortages, the overall UK car market contracted by some two percent, with diesel registrations recorded the strongest decline at around 38.9 percent.
New passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom between 2018 and 2022, by fuel type
(in 1,000 units)
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SMMT. (January 5, 2023). New passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom between 2018 and 2022, by fuel type (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/383023/new-car-units-registered-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-fuel-type/
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