Vehicle Registrations - Motive Power
What is the motive power of newly registered light vehicles?
Diesel and Petrol - Combustion only (high emission).
Hybrid - No external charging (low to moderate emission).
PHEV - Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle - charged by mains as well as having a combustion engine (low emission).
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle - fully charged by mains (zero emission).
EV - Defined as a BEV + PHEV (must have external charging capability)
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