Lease car market turns to BEVs
New lease car emissions fell thanks to the growing uptake of battery electric vehicles.
Data from the BVRLA’s Q4 2019 Quarterly Leasing Survey found that BEVs made up more than four per cent of all new lease registrations in the at the end of 2019, up 750 per cent on the same period in 2018.
This saw emissions down to 113g/km CO2 at the end of 2019, the lowest level since Q3 2018.
BVRLA chief executive, Gerry Keaney, said: “The Q4 survey was the last conducted before the impacts of Brexit, the March 2020 budget, the April 2020 tax changes and the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It will be fascinating to see the effect that these huge external factors will have on the shape of the leasing market and the speed of transition to zero emission road transport. Our new, improved survey means that we can give members a clearer picture than ever before.”
