Electric vehicles account for 15% of all new cars licensed this year 

Latest CSO figures on vehicles licensed for the first time in February show that in the first two months of 2023, 15% of all new cars licenced were electric.

The number of new electric cars licensed in the first two months of 2023 rose by 26% on the same time last year, as the market share for EVs now stands at 15%. Picture: John Walton

The number of new electric cars licensed in the first two months of 2023 rose by 26% on the same time last year, as the market share for EVs now stands at 15%.

Latest CSO figures on vehicles licensed for the first time in February show that in the first two months of 2023, 15% of all new cars licensed were electric.