# UK electric car sales soar

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/uk-electric-car-sales-soar/6064>\
**Category:** EV Small Talk\
**Created:** [May 17, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/uk-electric-car-sales-soar/6064 "2016-05-17T03:10:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/uk-electric-car-sales-soar/6064/1 "2016-05-17T03:10:25Z")

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The 2016 first-quarter sales of electric cars in the UK are up 23% year-on-year at just under 10,500 units. Experts believe that the annual figure will mushroom with forecasts that total sales could top the previous five years combined.

Is it time you looked at an electric car?

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**Author:** ![Greendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Greendriver](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Greendriver)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/uk-electric-car-sales-soar/6064/2 "2016-05-17T15:06:27Z")

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Will 2016 be the year that EVs finally crack the UK?