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According to DVLA registration data analyzed by Motorway.co.uk, Exeter has achieved the highest level of growth in registering ultra-low emission vehicles in the last 12 months. The city grew 157% from 464 registered in the third quarter of 2018 to 1,194 in the third quarter of 2019.
Motorway car sell presentation report: Motorway car sell website made a presentation on the Freedom of Information (FOI) to DVLA in December 2019 and requested the latest ULEV figures registered in the UK. ULEV figures include vehicles with fully electric vehicles, electric range extenders and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Warwick has also been identified as a new ULEV access point that has more than doubled (128%) approval in the same period.
Regions such as Sunderland, Wychavon, and Milton Keynes have been identified as low recruitment regions. However, since Nissan Electric Reef is being built in Sunderland near Coventry, which has a strong base of manufacturers with brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Milton Keynes. All of these areas would likely have adopted ULEV first. There are many national sales offices of manufacturers. Milton Keynes has also established incentives to promote early adoption of plug-in vehicles.
ULEV is a term that explains a vehicle that uses low carbon technology, release less than 75 g of CO2 / km from the tire out. It can work in a zero exhaust zone with zero exhaust. ULEVs variety from pure electric and fuel cell electric vehicles to plug-in hybrid vehicles and extensive range electric vehicles.
According to FOI data, seven of the top 10 city with ULEV registrations since 2018 are in London, with Newham and Waltham Forest growing yearly rate of 114% and 82%, respectively. At the bottom of the green race chart are the Worcestershire districts of Sunderland and Wychavon, where ULEV numbers have grown to less than 7% in the last 12 months. Alex Battle, director of Motorway car sales comparison website, said: “The government is currently under great pressure to encourage motorists to move to electric vehicles and other ultra-low-emission vehicles in time for the transition in 2040.”
SMMT Report: “According to recent SMMT figures, 10% of new car sales in the UK are currently included in alternative fuel categories (including combinations of electricity and hybrids). Pure electricity records account for about the total number of new car sales 2%. “They can drive low-cost and mainly owners are concerned in driving low-pollution vehicles, but many people who rely on their vehicles for work or spare time have question marks around them. There is a wait in changing the early cost of moving to freight infrastructure and EVs. ” Battle stated that clarity regarding the withdrawal of the UK from the EU would mean that the government turned its attention to internal affairs. Hopefully included ensuring that momentum was not lost in the “Road to Zero” plan. “With customer self-assurance low and the nation’s auto industry aggressive, is it time for the government to introduce subsidies for the buy of electric vehicles to help consumers jump to electricity? It’s firmly on the court. ”
