EV numbers just short of 10,000

Electric vehicle numbers are nearly at the 10,000 mark.

About 9752 were recorded by the Ministry of Transport for August, the 10,000 likely to be surpassed in September.

That’s still way ahead of the 8000 target set for the end of this year to help meet the Government’s goal of 64,000 EVs on our roads by the end of 2021.

Used light pure electric comprise the bulk of the August total at 5434 – 319 up on July’s 5115.

New light pure electrics rose by 74 to reach 1752 for August, while new light plug-in hybrids increased by 61 to 1677.

Used light plug-in hybrids totalled 783 – up 43 on July, and heavy EVs reached 106 – up 11.

The 9751 number of EVs in August is more than double the 4589 total by the same month last year.

The latest figures come just in time for the start of Drive Electric Week, from September 8-16.