Ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEVs)
Ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEVs)
The Scottish Government has committed to phasing out the need for new petrol and diesel cars by 2032. This will be supported by a significant increase in the uptake of ultra-low emissions vehicles.
An ultra-low emissions vehicle (ULEV) is defined as any road vehicle that emits less than 75g of CO2 per kilometre. ULEVs include battery electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, range-extended electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The number of ULEVs registered in Scotland increased substantially in the years up to 2018: at the end of 2018 there were 11,350 ULEVs registered in Scotland, compared to only 497 at the end of 2011. Figure 9 shows the year-on-year change in the total number of ULEVs registered in Scotland.
The number of ultra-low emissions vehicles licensed in Scotland has continued to increase since records began in 2011, when only 497 ULEVs were registered. In 2018, the number of licensed ULEVs in Scotland has risen to 11,350 vehicles, an increase of 3,842 or 33.9% since 2011. Figure 6 shows the sales of ULEVs in Scotland between 2011 and present.
Figure 9: Number of ULEVs registered in Scotland at year end, 2011-2018 (Source: Scottish Transport Statistics, Table 13.8).
