Market share of fuel types in new cars registered in the UK 2018-2023

The electric vehicle market in the United Kingdom continues to pick up steam, despite a slight slowdown: In terms of sales volume, the UK market share of plug-in electric vehicles reached 23.9 percent in 2023. Concurrently, the popularity of conventional cars has been decreasing. Diesel demand slumpsThe average price of diesel fuel has been fluctuating in the past years, peaking in July 2022 at a UK average of nearly two British pounds per liter. However, the decrease in the price of diesel through July 2023 did not prevent the share of new diesel cars in the UK from decreasing that year.The decline in diesel car sales can be attributable to a number of factors: One of the main factors includes the negative perceptions of diesel associated with the ‘Dieselgate’ scandal. Other factors include fears of a tightening regulatory environment.Petrol cars still loved by consumers  At mid-year 2024, just over half of UK online respondents to Statista's Consumer Insights survey reported intentions to purchase a car in the following 12 months. While petrol car sales have decreased in market share between 2022 and 2023, half of UK consumers still consider this propulsion type when buying a car, with hybrid coming in second.

英国电动汽车市场持续升温，尽管增速略有放缓：从销售量来看，2023年英国插电式电动汽车市场份额达到了23.9%。与此同时，传统汽车的人气呈现下降趋势。柴油需求陷入低谷，柴油燃料的平均价格在过去几年中波动不定，2022年7月达到英国平均近两英镑每升的高点。然而，直至2023年7月柴油价格下降并未阻止当年英国新柴油汽车市场份额的下滑。柴油汽车销售的下降可以归因于多种因素：其中主要因素之一包括与“柴油门”丑闻相关的柴油负面印象。其他因素还包括对监管环境收紧的担忧。消费者依然钟爱汽油车：截至2024年中，超过一半的英国在线受访者对Statista的消费者洞察调查表示，在未来12个月内有意购车。尽管2022年至2023年间汽油汽车市场份额有所下降，但仍有半数英国消费者在购车时仍考虑这种驱动类型，混合动力车位居第二。