EV 'right time' update as September change takes effect

Experts have explained the latest situation11:11, 04 Sep 2026New figures were published on Friday(Image: nutchanart towkham via Getty Images)EVs now make up nearly 30% of market share as experts say "now is the right time to go electric". UK car sales have logged their strongest August since the introduction of the biannual plate change in 1999, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures show.‌Registrations of new cars as a whole in the UK rose 13.7% to 94,236 in August, industry data showed on Friday. The latest data from SMMT also shows that the market share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose to about 30% in August – nearly a third. It comes a few days after the latest '76' registration cars started hitting the road on September 1.‌BEVs have shown a 27.7% year-on-yea