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“Unsustainable” discounting due to ZEV mandate means electric cars buck market trends

UK registrations of electric cars continued to grow last month despite a slump in the overall number of new cars hitting the road.

According to new figures released by trade body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 153,610 new cars were registered in the UK during November. This is 1.9% lower than the same month a year ago.

However, electric car registrations increased by 58.4% to 38,581 units.

This meant EVs represented just over one in every four cars registered last month (25.1%),

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