UK registrations of vehicles with a plug rose: plug-in hybrids (PHEV) up 34.1% and battery electric vehicles (BEV) increasing 8.1% to 24,558 units, taking more than a fifth (20.4%) of the market.
Number of electric vehicles in use hits monumental milestone, passing the one million mark with more than 1.3 million now on the road, up 38.9% year on year.
March became the largest month ever for registrations of electric cars. Some 69,313 new cars reached the road as manufacturers sought to deliver ever more zero emission vehicles.
Demand continued to soar for used battery electric cars, rising some 57.4% to a record 188,382 units and achieving a new high for market share.