figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders in August, show that the registration of pure Electric cars shot up by 105 % year on year in July

the registration of Petrol-Electric Hybrids soared by 76.8 % to 5,310 units, nearly 30,000 units over the first 7 months of this year

in contrast the registration of Diesel cars fell by more than 20% to 69,157 in July, an 11% drop over the first 7 months of the year – Business Car Magazine