Registrations of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) across Scotland rose by 75% between July and September, compared to the same time a year before.
The Department for Transport figures show that at the end of September, 38,600 such vehicles belonged to Scottish residents, up from 22,100 for July to September 2020.
The data shows the longer-term pace of moving to electric vehicles increased by 50% from the third quarter of 2019 to the same period in 2020.