Clare Electric Car Sales Up 70% On Last Year

0:00The positive start to new car market this year continued into February, just over 15,000 new cars registered, which is a 7% increase compared to February last year. Year to day registrations have increased by 4%, with a total of 14,557 new cars registered so far this year. We've seen the move towards electric and hybrid cars also reflected in the figures, battery electric vehicles, 2,871 units in February, which is a 14% increase on February last year. While year to day, over 10,000 new bevs have been registered, private consumers account for 75% of bevs sales, and they remain the main driver of the EV sales trend, which is seen across all counties. Hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric registrations also continue to grow for February, and battery technology cars, which include hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles, now account for over 62% of registrations. Looking at commercial vehicles, mixed results like commercial vehicles saw an increase in

1:02February of 15% on last year, while heavy goods vehicles saw a decrease of 5% on the