EV sales rise again in July ahead of Electric Car Grant

James Murray
clock • 5 min read
Credit: iStock
Image:

Credit: iStock

Electric vehicles account for over a fifth of new car sales, as analysts hail latest figures as further evidence of soaring demand for zero emission models

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) rose again last month, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), despite some motorists holding off on purchases ahead...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

James Murray
Author spotlight

James Murray

View profile
More from James Murray

Welsh government appoints Exchange for Change to deliver Deposit Return Scheme

IKEA unveils plans for new second-hand marketplace

More on Automotive

Study: Electric HGVs deliver over £6,000 a year of cost savings
Automotive

Study: Electric HGVs deliver over £6,000 a year of cost savings

Real world trial undertaken with the Scottish Wholesale Association reveals how new electric trucks are suitable for the vast majority of journeys and deliver significant cost and emissions savings

James Murray
James Murray
clock 20 August 2026 • 3 min read
'Postcode lottery': Councils urged to improve monitoring of public EV charger availability
Automotive

'Postcode lottery': Councils urged to improve monitoring of public EV charger availability

Call comes after FOI request finds several councils in England do not hold data on operational availability of public EV chargers where there are 'significant reliability issues'

BusinessGreen staff
BusinessGreen staff
clock 19 August 2026 • 4 min read
ZEV Mandate: Government proposes potential changes to electric car and van sales targets
Automotive

ZEV Mandate: Government proposes potential changes to electric car and van sales targets

Views are being sought on a menu of options for reforming the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, which controversially include weakening 2030 EV sales targets for carmakers

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 14 August 2026 • 7 min read