{"id":1891,"date":"2018-09-05T19:24:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T19:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/electric-vehicle-sales-surge-in-uk-as-fuel-prices-rise\/"},"modified":"2018-09-05T19:24:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T19:24:03","slug":"electric-vehicle-sales-surge-in-uk-as-fuel-prices-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/electric-vehicle-sales-surge-in-uk-as-fuel-prices-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric vehicle sales surge in UK as fuel prices rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Nissan Leaf\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/DB88\/production\/_103300265_gettyimages-923107926-1.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Sales of electric vehicles reached a record high last month, accounting for one in every 12 new cars purchased in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars made up 8% of the overall market.<\/p>\n<p>The number of total vehicles registered was up 23% on the same period in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>But SMMT&#8217;s chief executive warned &#8220;it would be wrong to view the market as booming&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;August is always a small month in new car registrations ahead of the important plate-change month of September,&#8221; Mike Hawes said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month 7,489 electric and alternative fuel vehicles were sold, up from the 3,968 sold in August of 2017. In total 94,094 cars were sold last month.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-45417935\" class=\"story-body__link\">Mercedes takes on Tesla with electric SUV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While calling the surge in electric sales an &#8220;extraordinary achievement&#8221;, Ian Gilmartin of Barclays urged caution, alluding to the fact that the British car industry has had a bruising few months, suffering from a 4% decline in sales so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Regulatory changes that came into force at the start of September led to some very generous deals being offered in August which will have brought sales forward,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All eyes will now be on next month&#8217;s data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The boom in plug-in sales comes as the cost of petrol and diesel continues to creep upwards, with the average price at the highest level since July 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Pump prices have gone up for eight of the last 12 months, according to the RAC, with both fuels 13p more expensive than this time last year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Electric boom<\/h2>\n<p>Sales of electric vehicles have been taking off across Europe, with more than a million plug-ins now on the road, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ev-volumes.com\/country\/total-euefta-plug-in-vehicle-volumes-2\/\" class=\"story-body__link-external\">according to figures by EV Volumes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Norway, where hybrids and electric vehicles make up 37% of sales, has been leading the way, followed by Germany.<\/p>\n<p>A raft of energy efficient cars are due to be produced in Europe in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Daimler-owned Mercedes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-45417935\" class=\"story-body__link\">has just unveiled its first fully-electric vehicle<\/a>, while Porsche, Audi and Jaguar all lined-up to produce competing luxury models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-45419705\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Getty Images Sales of electric vehicles reached a record high last month, accounting for one in every 12 new cars purchased in the UK. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars made up 8% of the overall market. 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