The UK has hit a landmark milestone of having two million electric vehicles registered, new statistics reveal.

There were 2,012,000 zero emission vehicles registered at the end of December 2025, an increase of 31.2% from the end of 2024. These include zero-emission cars, vans and buses.

The government has reported that its Electric Car Grant (ECG) has now helped over 100,000 drivers save up to £3,750 off a new EV, and that demand for EVs surged 10% in the six months from when the Electric Car Grant launched in July 2025.

Included in the top five EVs sold under the Electric Car Grant were the Ford Puma Gen-E, Vauxhall Frontera Electric, Renault 5, Skoda Elroq and Volkswagen ID.3.

Heidi Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, said: “Today, over two million EVs are now registered across the UK - a landmark moment in the UK’s transition to electric, backed by £7.5 billion in government funding. And as global fuel prices continue to fluctuate, making the switch has never made more sense.

“We’ve made it cheaper and easier than ever to buy an EV, helping over 100,000 drivers save up to £3,750 off the cost of a new electric car. We’re also investing £600 million to deliver hundreds of thousands of additional chargers to support this uptick and build on the 119,000 already available – that’s twice the number of petrol pumps.”