Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV top UK plug-in

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is again the best-selling plug-in electrified vehicle in the United Kingdom.

Sales of Mitsubishi Motors’ petrol/electric plug-in hybrid SUV totalled 476 units in April and 2695 units for the period January to April 2018, ahead of every other pure EV and plug-in hybrid on the market.

It was the first plug-in car to gain widespread adoption with UK drivers when it was launched in 2014, taking the plug-in hybrid market from fewer than 1500 units to more than 13,000 within a year. Since then it has consistently been the most popular plug-in electrified vehicle in the UK with more than 36,800 currently on the road.

The popularity of the Outlander PHEV has helped Mitsubishi Motors to a successful start to the year. While car registrations in the UK from January to April 2018 were down 8.8%, Mitsubishi Motors’ sales were up an impressive 12.1% for the same period.

“Despite ever more competition entering the market, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV continues to win more and more customers over thanks to its no-compromise, SUV versatility and low real-world running costs,” Mitsubishi Motors UK managing director Rob Lindley says.

Other benefits include ultra-low company car tax of just 13%, along with exemption from the London congestion charge and first year road tax.

It remains one of the only electrified vehicles that can operate in 4WD using only electric power, thanks to the twin electric-motor system and Mitsubishi’s S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control).

The PHEV has a 53km electric range, can be rapid-charged in 25 minutes and can be fully charged from a domestic home charge point in 3.5 hours.