EVs Take 35.9% Share In The UK – Tesla Again On Prime

June’s auto market noticed plugin EVs take 35.9% share within the UK, up from 28.2% 12 months on 12 months. BEVs grew quantity 38%, and PHEVs grew 29%. General auto quantity was 191,316 items, up some 7% YoY. The UK’s main BEV model was Tesla, with a 16.1% share of the BEV market.

June’s gross sales totals noticed mixed plugin EVs take 35.9% share within the UK, with full electrics (BEVs) taking 24.8% and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) taking 11.2%. These examine with June 2024 shares of 28.2% mixed, 19.0% BEV, and 9.3% PHEV.

If we put aside December months – when auto makers usually closely push BEV gross sales to satisfy full-year emissions necessities – June’s auto market really represents a brand new document excessive in plugin share (simply forward of November ‘24). It is a good end result, and displays the efficacy of the ZEV mandate scheme that the UK embarked upon beginning in 2024.

It additionally displays that PHEV share has not too long ago been as sturdy as ever, due to the brand new era of PHEVs that may sometimes drive at the least 50 miles in electric-only mode.

Lastly, it displays the truth that the month of June within the UK habitually exhibits a BEV uptick (test the historic chart under) largely due to Tesla making a robust end-of-Q2 push. June 2025 was no exception, with Tesla delivering 7,719 mixed items of the Mannequin Y (making it June’s third best-selling car general) and Mannequin 3 (sixth best-selling). This seems to be Tesla’s greatest month-to-month quantity since March 2023.

In the meantime HEV share was down by some 11% YoY, petrol-only share was down by 3.5%, and diesel-only share was flat. Mixed combustion-only share stood at 51.6% and can possible dip under 50% by the top of Q3.

Finest-Promoting BEV Manufacturers

As famous above, Tesla had a giant month in June, and led the BEV model chart by a large margin, forward of the Volkswagen model, and the BMW model.

The most important mover within the month-to-month rankings was Tesla, up from 4th in Could to the highest spot in June. Most different modifications in rating have been minor shuffles, although additional again Polestar additionally jumped up, from thirteenth in Could to seventh in June.

Exterior the highest 20, the Alpine model rose from thirty seventh to twenty eighth, on account of first substantial volumes (over 130 items) of its A290 mannequin. Likewise, Xpeng climbed from fortieth to thirty second, due to over 100 registrations of its G6 SUV, and the primary first rate quantity month within the UK from the revolutionary model.

As common, we don’t have totally correct information on particular person fashions (with many DVLA registrations listed as “unknown” fashions), however can pencil out some tough traits. The Skoda Elroq continued to do properly, at over 800 items in June, barely forward of its Could quantity, however under its huge push in March. For context, the Elroq remains to be behind its sibling, the Enyaq (one of many prime 5 with over 1000 items). It’s additionally marginally behind the BYD Seal, which noticed over 860 items in June.

On the reasonably priced finish, the Dacia Spring continued to do properly, with 709 items in June, although a bit down from its 766 items in March. Its closest competitor, the Leapmotor T03 noticed 77 items in June, barely rising over its 68 items in March (each these import fashions are inclined to see peak transport quarterly). So for now Dacia has the circa-15k value phase properly in hand, however extra on this under.

Stepping as much as the extra competent A-B phase fashions, the Renault 5 stepped as much as its highest quantity of over 620 items in June (from a bit over 500 in Could). Which means that it leads the phase, forward of the Hyundai Inster, which noticed a good 448 items in June (from 228 in Could). The Renault begins from £22,000 (40 kWh usable), while the Hyundai begins from £23,495 (39.0 kWh). Each supply bigger battery choices for extra money.

The opposite of the “legacy reasonably priced trio”, the Citroën e-C3, was a way down in June with 241 items, under its March peak of 301 items. It’s too early to say whether or not that is merely a provide limitation, or a requirement limitation, but it surely’s not a fantastic search for the Citroën to be at barely over a 3rd of the Renault 5’s month-to-month quantity, significantly given its barely earlier UK debut.

Renault is about to tug additional forward, with the Renault 4 simply having made its debut in June, with 51 preliminary items. As we all know, the Renault 4 shares the identical platform with – although is about 10% bigger than – the Renault 5, and has extra floor clearance. There’s no signal but of Citroën’s equal, the e-C3 Aircross.

Regardless of this seeming lead by Renault, there’s now a brand new child on the block, within the type of the BYD Dolphin Surf. Having debuted with a modest 11 items in Could, the Surf stepped as much as a major 197 items in June. It’s subsequently already snapping on the heels of the Citroën e-C3.

The Surf is priced ranging from £18,650 for the entry (30 kWh) variant. In the meantime the Citroën e-C3’s entry £21,990 variant comes with a 44 kWh battery. Nevertheless, the entry e-C3 remains to be at an virtually equivalent value (per kWh of battery) because the equal Dolphin Surf, which is the 43.2 kWh “Enhance” variant, with an MSRP of £21,950. So the 2 are intently aligned when you equalise the essential specs.

Should you suppose this price-alignment is merely a coincidence, it’s possible not. One of many EU’s now under-discussion circumstances of BYD (and different Chinese language manufacturers) doing enterprise in Europe, is to have the ability to forgo tariffs in the event that they conform to undergo minimum-pricing (i.e. value fixing) to maintain European legacy auto makers glad. Worth fixing is strictly unlawful, however these anti-consumer practices ought to be no nice shock – I’ve beforehand reported on authorized findings of the cartel behaviour of Europe’s auto makers (together with their lobbies, the SMMT and ACEA).

It will be attention-grabbing to know the gross sales cut up between the 2 completely different battery sizes of the BYD Dolphin Surf. The reasonably priced base 30 kWh model has a modest WLTP vary of 137 miles, just like the Dacia Spring, however has way more energy and a considerably larger prime velocity than the Spring (93 mph vs 78 mph), so arguably extra suited to freeway driving and all-around means. It additionally has quicker 10-80% DC charging (29 minutes vs 38 minutes), and a extra subtle experience, inside, and infotainment than the Spring. These benefits could justify the entry Surf’s larger value than the Spring (£18,650 vs £14,995) for some consumers.

In the meantime, the Leapmotor T03 (£15,995) has a greater WLTP vary (165 miles) than both, and related energy to the Surf, although a decrease prime velocity (81 mph) and the slowest DC charging (52 minutes for 10-80%). Should you had to decide on between one in all these three, given their respective costs, which would it not be?

At £21,950, the mid-trim 43.2 kWh Surf is an 18% step up in value in comparison with the bottom mannequin, however has a extra helpful WLTP vary of 200 miles, the identical because the entry Citroën e-C3. There’s even a top-spec surf for £23,950 which provides extra energy and a few inside niceties, although has related vary. The place’s the candy spot right here? I assume it is dependent upon one’s scenario, however tell us within the feedback.

Anyway, it’s good to see the competitors rising at these comparatively reasonably priced value factors, and hopefully (until the EU and legacy auto get their manner) extra fashions will shortly be a part of the fray, resulting in even higher worth for customers.

Right here’s the trailing 3-month chart:

Tesla’s huge splash in June noticed it narrowly retake the lead over the Volkswagen model. BMW got here in third, simply forward of Ford.

This was a comparatively good end result for Ford, which elevated its volumes 22% over Q1 and climbed from ninth to 4th. Likewise, due to the brand new Elroq, Skoda climbed from eleventh to sixth, up in quantity by 35%.

Omoda additionally climbed into the trailing-3 prime 20 for the primary time, due to constant gross sales of its E5 SUV.

Outlook

The UK ZEV mandate seems to be having the supposed penalties, with the UK now pulling strongly forward of France and Germany in EV share.

The UK’s broader macroeconomy can also be marginally more healthy than its neighbours, with 2025 Q1 YoY GDP hitting 1.3% development (newest) on prime of the 1.5% development from This fall. Inflation marginally cooled to three.4% in Could from 3.5% in April. Rates of interest remained on the new 4.25% fee set in early Could. Manufacturing PMI improved once more to 47.7 factors in June, from 46.4 factors in Could.

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