One in four new car sales are EVs as Tesla recovers

REPORT EV sales are on the up, but still behind Government targets

- Tom Jervis

AFTER months of lacklustre showroom performance, Tesla is once again thriving in the UK sales charts following what has been called a “bumper” month for registrations, with one in four new car sales being an EV.

In June, the Tesla Model Y was the UK's bestselling electric car and the third-most popular car overall, closely followed by the Model 3, which was the sixth-most registered car last month.

This comes after sustained poor sales for Tesla; in May, Elon Musk’s EV brand was outperformed by BYD and Dacia. However, while Tesla’s market share is still marginally down from 2.29 per cent to 2.18 per cent year-to-date, it remains ahead of the aforementioned competition.