Used battery electric car sales rise 23.2% to 97,625 units in third quarter, SMMT figures show
By Eve
Used BEV transactions rose 23.2% to 97,625 in Q3 of 2026, lifting their share of used car buyers to 4.8% from 3.9% a year earlier, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Year to date, used battery electric transactions are up 39.6% to 295,524 units, while the wider used market grew 0.5% in Q3 to 2,030,619 vehicles. The SMMT also called for reform of the ZEV Mandate, arguing that discounting to meet it puts pressure on trade-in values and slows the flow of vehicles into the used market.
Why it matters
A growing used EV parc widens the base of drivers without home charging who rely on public networks, which supports longer term utilisation assumptions for CPOs and funders. Any reform of the ZEV Mandate could shift the pace of new EV supply and, in turn, the used vehicles that feed future charging demand.
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- https://transportandenergy.com/2026/11/09/demand-for-used-bevs-rises-dramatically-smmt-figures-show/
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- “Demand for used BEVs rises dramatically, SMMT figures show”
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- 9 November 2026
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- Electric Vehicles
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- United Kingdom
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