Demand for clean vehicles soars in weakest February for car sales since 1959
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) seem to be the only ‘survivors’ of the weakest February for car sales since 1959. BEVs and PHEVs market share increases whilst diesel and petrol cars decrease A new Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) report suggests one-in-eight registrations that took place last month were for BEVs and PHEVs. During a month when the UK new car market declined by 35.5%, BEVs and PHEVs took a combined 13.0% m