UK electric car sales hit 100,000 monthly in record-breaking March 2025

The UK is experiencing a boom in zero-tailpipe emission mobility as EV sales reached 100,000 units in record-breaking March 2025. According to figures released by Rho Motion, the growth significantly surpassed the rest of Europe.

Purely electric vehicles saw a 41 percent jump in sales in Q1 2025 in the UK, compared to 22 percent in Europe and 29 percent globally. France car dealers sold 18 percent fewer EVs in the first quarter after the country reduced incentives. Germany and Italy, however, posted 37 percent and 64 percent growth, respectively.

Summarizing the report, Rho Motion data manager Charles Lester said, “This quarter, while turbulent, has seen a strong rate of growth globally for the EV market. Some countries, such as the UK, had a record-breaking March as drivers continue to go electric.

“The removal of subsidies in France has had a shrinking effect on sales which are down 18%. Meanwhile, in North America, forecasts are struggling to keep up with the rate of policy announcements under the current White House administration.”

Lester further explained the effect of subsidy removal on EV sales, “What is sure is that the electric vehicle market is already struggling to compete with ICE on cost, so reductions in subsidies and hefty tariffs for a very international supply chain are guaranteed to have a cooling effect on the industry.”

China, meanwhile, recorded a 36 percent increase in the first quarter, as electric vehicle sales nearly reached one million units in March. Rho Motion predicts that the ongoing trade wars between China and the US will have minimal impact on the former’s EV sales.