Tesla's UK sales jump sharply

TESLA'S NEW CAR sales in Britain rose in June amid a broader recovery in the electric-vehicle market, data showed on Friday, as the US auto maker started deliveries of its updated Model Y last month.

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Overall, Britain's new car registrations grew 6.7% in June from a year earlier to 191,316 units, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said in a report, boosted by demand for battery electric vehicles. Though sales remained below pre-COVID levels, it was the best June since 2019. Battery electric car demand rose 39% to 47,354 units, with every one in four buyers going electric, the SMMT said. "That EV growth, however, is still being driven by substantial industry support with manufacturers using every channel and unsustainable discoun