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UK EVs At 34.6% Share In 2025 – Tesla Model Y Best-Seller

Key Takeaway

Rapid EV adoption in the UK signifies a substantial and growing electricity demand, creating significant opportunities and challenges for power developers and large consumers in generation, grid infrastructure, and demand management.

AI Summary

  • UK EV market share reached 34.6% in 2025, with December 2025 hitting 43.8% (BEVs at 32.2%), indicating a rapid and accelerating shift to electric transport.
  • This rapid EV adoption will drive substantial new electricity demand, requiring significant investment in generation capacity and grid infrastructure upgrades.
  • For developers, this creates opportunities in new generation (especially renewables), grid modernization, and large-scale charging solutions.
  • Large power consumers should evaluate fleet electrification strategies and potential demand-side management programs to leverage EV charging flexibility.

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Article Content

December saw plugin EVs at 43.8% share in the UK, up from 40.0% year on year, with BEVs alone taking 32.2% share. Full year 2025 saw EVs at 34.6% share, up from 28.1% in 2024. Overall December auto volume was 146,249 up some 4% YoY. Full year 2025 auto volume ... [continued] The post UK EVs At 34.6% Share In 2025 – Tesla Model Y Best-Seller appeared first on CleanTechnica .