Electric vehicles: UK battery car and van production surges 48 per cent in 2023

Michael Holder
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Electric vehicles: UK battery car and van production surges 48 per cent in 2023

SMMT figures show UK battery, plug-in, and hybrid vehicle manufacturing accounted for almost two-fifths of all car and van production last year

UK production of battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and hybrids (HEV) surged to 346,451 units in 2023, up 48 per cent on the year previous and accounting for almost two fifths of overall...

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