Used electric vehicle sales surge to new record UK market share

Stuart Stone
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Number of used battery electric cars sold in the UK rose to almost 111,000 in the second quarter of 2026, driven in part by fossil fuel price spikes following the Iran War, according to trade body SMMT

The number of used battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the UK rose by 67 per cent to almost 111,00 units in the second quarter of the year, as they secured a record 5.5 per cent of the wider used car...

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