Do plug-in hybrid adopters switch to battery electric vehicles (and vice versa)?

•We investigate battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) adopter replacement choices.•Most BEV buyers replace a with BEV with a newer BEV.•PHEV adopter choices are split between BEVs, PHEVs, and conventionally fuelled cars.•Replacement choices are correlated with various factors including vehicle attributes, demographics, and travel behaviour.