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 https://gizmodo.com/tennessee-electrc-vehicle-fee-300-1849854103
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+== Electric Cars Are Close to Overtaking Petrol In the UK, Data Shows ==
+Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday November 08, 2026 06:34PM
+million people people live in the United Kingdom. And now >Electrek reports:
+<blockquote>
+Battery-electric cars took 32% of the UK's new car market in October, while petrol cars fell to just 37.2%, according to new data from the SMMT. That's the closest the two have been. At the current pace, electric cars will outsell petrol in the UK within a year. And it could happen as soon as this December.
+The UK registered 152,730 new cars in October, up 5.4% year-over-year and the 11th straight month of growth for the overall market. All of that growth came from plug-ins. Battery-electric vehicle registrations jumped 32.7% to 48,858 units, and plug-in hybrids rose 30.1% to 22,898. Meanwhile, petrol fell 11.6% to 56,876 units, diesel dropped 15.9%, and even conventional hybrids were down 5%...
+</blockquote>
+https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/11/09/0226229/electric-cars-are-close-to-overtaking-petrol-in-the-uk-data-shows
+== Electric cars are about to overtake petrol in the UK, data shows ==
+Fred Lambert - Nov 5 2026 6:58 am PT
+Battery-electric cars took 32% of the UK’s new car market in October, while petrol cars fell to just 37.2%, according to new data from the SMMT. That’s the closest the two have been.
+At the current pace, electric cars will outsell petrol in the UK within a year. And it could happen as soon as this December.
+https://electrek.co/2026/11/05/uk-ev-sales-october-2026-electric-cars-overtake-petrol/