Surging sales of electric vehicles powered a 4.1% rise in the UK’s used car market in the second quarter of the year.
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 1,832,267 units changed hands between April and June, which is 72,583 more than the same period last year.
Used electric vehicle sales soared by 81.8% to 30,645 units, with double-digit growth also recorded for both plug-in hybrids (11.4%) and hybrids (29.5%).
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, “It’s great to see a recharged new car sector supporting demand for used cars and, in particular, helping more people to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle. Meeting the undoubted appetite for pre-owned EVs will depend on sustaining a buoyant new car market and on the provision of accessible, reliable charging infrastructure powered by affordable, green energy. This, in turn, will allow more people to drive zero at a price point suited to them, helping accelerate delivery of our environmental goals.”
