UK government needs to step up efforts to incentivise EV transition – Deloitte

Analysts at Deloitte have called on the government to increase efforts to support the transition to electric vehicles, after sales of EVs “plateaued’ at the end of 2023. Sounding a note of caution after otherwise positive figures for new car sales, Deloitte said the UK would need to incentivise battery electric vehicles in order to meet the 22 per cent market share target, while access to sufficient public chargepoints remains a concern. Jamie Hamilton, automotive partner and head of electric vehicles at Deloitte, said: “While consumers have continued to purchase new cars in what’s been a strong year of growth for the industry, sales of electric vehicles (EV) have been positive but started to plateau towards the end of the year.