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December With the year drawing to a close, & most waiting on a 241 licence plate, plug-in vehicles were able to account for 70.7% of all new cars registered in December: 199 (57.7%) BEVs, &; 45 (13%) PHEVs. Used imports accounted for a further: 120 BEVs, &; 440 PHEVs. The top 3 most-registered BEVs in December were: Tesla Model Y Tesla Model 3 Kia EV6 2023 Overall, 2023 saw new plug-in vehicle registrations increasing to 27.2% of all new cars registered, comprised of: 22,789 (18.7%) BEVs, &; 10,382 (8.5%) PHEVs. This represents a 45.4% increase in the number of units of BEVs registered, & a 35.2% increase in the number of units of new PHEVs registered, versus their 2022 units (15,678 & 7,678 respectively). 2023 saw new BEVs climb to the third most registered “engine type”, besting non-plugin petrol hybrids. With only 4,212 units (an 18.5% difference) separating it from diesel there’s some reason to believe BEVs may move up to second most registered engine type by end of 2024. Used imports accounted for a further: 2,002 BEVs, &; 4,520 PHEVs. This indicates a significant, 315.4%, increase in the number of units of used BEVs imported, & a 44.6% increase in the number of units of PHEVs imported, versus 2022 (482 & 3,127 respectively). The top 5 most-registered BEVs for 2023 were: Volkswagen ID.4 Tesla Model Y Skoda Enyaq Hyundai Ioniq 5 MG MG4 Full breakdown: Make Model Dec 2023 % sales Dec 2023 2023 (Jan - Dec) % sales 2023 (Jan - Dec) 2022 (Jan - Dec) % sales 2022 (Jan - Dec) Volkswagen ID.4 1 2,922 12.8% 2,983 19.0% Tesla Model Y 116 58.3% 2,220 9.7% 274 1.7% Skoda Enyaq 15 7.5% 1,259 5.5% 620 4.0% Hyundai Ioniq 5 1,250 5.5% 1,165 7.4% MG MG4 1,149 5.0% Tesla Model 3 19 9.5% 1,143 5.0% 1,044 6.7% Kia EV6 17 8.5% 936 4.1% 955 6.1% Volkswagen ID.3 803 3.5% 924 5.9% Hyundai Kona 721 3.2% 683 4.4% Kia Niro 1 706 3.1% 657 4.2% Toyota BZ4X 651 2.9% 140 Cupra Born 635 2.8% 126 Audi Q4 e-tron 609 2.7% 202 1.3% Renault Megane 545 2.4% 18 BMW I4 4 2.0% 543 2.4% 235 1.5% BYD ATTO 3 4 2.0% 506 2.2% Nissan Leaf 437 1.9% 877 5.6% Volvo XC40 429 1.9% 389 2.5% Hyundai Ioniq 6 342 1.5% Volkswagen ID.5 317 1.4% 233 1.5% Polestar Polestar 2 1 313 1.4% 123 BMW iX3 2 1.0% 309 1.4% 207 1.3% Peugeot 2008 1 308 1.4% 321 2.0% Mini Mini Hatch 5 2.5% 284 1.2% 226 1.4% MG ZS 270 1.2% 189 1.2% Opel Mokka 212 107 Peugeot 208 204 245 1.6% MG MG5 196 219 1.4% Porsche Taycan 191 109 Renault Zoe 179 311 2.0% Mercedes-Benz EQE 168 41 BMW iX1 3 1.5% 155 Volkswagen Up 153 Volvo C40 141 89 BMW iX 132 209 1.3% Fiat 500 130 134 Mercedes-Benz EQB 119 135 Audi Q8 e-tron 107 Nissan Ariya 106 60 Audi e-tron GT 102 63 Mercedes-Benz EQA 91 196 1.3% Ford Mach-E 1 83 84 Opel Corsa 64 115 Jaguar I-Pace 64 111 Citroen C4 62 84 Mercedes-Benz EQS 55 68 Audi E-Tron 33 244 1.6% Ora Funky Cat 32 2 Subaru Solterra 32 BMW 7 Series 31 6 Citroen Berlingo Pass 2 1.0% 31 23 BYD Dolphin 28 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 28 Citroen Space Tourer 1 24 16 BMW I5 23 Mazda MX 23 71 Citroen EC4X 22 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV 1 18 Honda Honda E 17 36 Peugeot Rifter 16 2 Mercedes-Benz EQC 15 45 Jeep Avenger 13 Kia EV9 11 Opel Zafira 11 5 DS DS3 10 7 Maxus MIFA 1 8 Opel Combo Pass 7 2 Mercedes-Benz AMG 6 2 BYD Seal 1 6 Mercedes-Benz EQV 5 1 Peugeot Expert 5 16 Tesla Model X 1 5 BMW 4 Series 3 Tesla Model S 1 3 Peugeot Unknown 1 BMW X1 1 1 Fiat 500C 15 Mercedes-Benz E Class 1 BMW I3 21 Hyundai Ioniq 120 Kia Soul 60 Opel Vivaro Passenger Van 12 Total 199 22,789 15,678 Source: SIMI Motorstats *SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised, or re-categorised, registrations.

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