On the back of a surge in battery electric vehicle registrations, the BVRLA’s latest Quarterly Leasing Survey shows average CO2 for all new leased cars at 116.8g/km, down from 118.5g/km in the previous quarter.
The dramatic rise in new BEV registrations, which are now responsible for 1.6% of all new lease cars has offset the upward CO2 pressure caused by the increasing market share of petrol and personal lease vehicles and the inflationary impact of the new WLTP emissions standard.
While diesel’s market share has continued to fall, dropping to 38.3% of new registrations, BVRLA analysis shows that petrol’s share has also fallen back very slightly – to 52.8% - in the face of the BEV surge.
BVRLA Chief Executive Gerry Keaney said: “If OEMs can supply enough vehicles and the government maintains the vital Plug-in Car Grant, there is no reason why the BEV share of new lease registrations couldn’t hit 20% by the end of the year.”
Read more on the Q3 2019 Quarterly Leasing Survey on the BVRLA website.
Read the press release issued 30 January: EV surge drives fall in lease car CO2 emissions January.
