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Evening Standard
Neil Lancefield

Sales of used electric cars reach record market share

Sales of pure electric vehicles accounted for 2.5% of total sales of 7.6 million in 2024 (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Archive)

Sales of pure electric used cars reached a record market share last year, new figures show.

Some 188,000 such vehicles changed hands in the UK in 2024, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.

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