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UK battery-electric share of new car registrations
United Kingdom: 25.6% in January–August 2026.
- 25.6% Latest · United Kingdom · January–August 2026
- Irregular Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2026
Verified 26 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher
The figure
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UK battery-electric share of new car registrations
United Kingdom, January–August 2026
Every record
1 record · 1 region · 2026. Each period links to its record: the value, the quote it was read from, and the document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom 1 record | |||
| January–August 2026 | 25.6% | SMMT · 4 Sep 2026 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Battery-electric cars as a share of new car registrations, year to date (SMMT).
- Measure
- One slice of Car sales ( form: share, segment: battery electric ) . Number or share of passenger cars sold or registered. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVs lift August new car market but September is key test | SMMT | 4 Sep 2026 | 1 |
Other slices of car sales
- Regional share of global electric car sales 3 electric
- China NEV share of passenger car retail sales 1 electric
- Germany share of new cars with an electric drive 1 electric
- Norway zero-emission share of new passenger cars 1 battery electric
- Share of car sales by manufacturers with electrification targets 1 manufacturers with electrification targets
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest UK battery-electric share of new car registrations?
United Kingdom: 25.6% in January–August 2026.
Where does this data come from?
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StatOrigin. (2026). UK battery-electric share of new car registrations [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/passenger-ev-penetration-uk
"UK battery-electric share of new car registrations." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/passenger-ev-penetration-uk. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "UK battery-electric share of new car registrations." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/passenger-ev-penetration-uk.
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