How the UK is switching fuel
The fuel mix of every licensed and SORN car on UK roads, 2023 Q1 → 2026 Q1, from DVLA data.
Petrol
55.3%
▼ 3.3 pts vs 2023 Q1
Diesel
29.2%
▼ 5.3 pts vs 2023 Q1
Electric
4.9%
▲ 2.9 pts vs 2023 Q1
Electrified
15.5%
▲ 8.5 pts vs 2023 Q1
Share of all UK cars, by fuel
Each fuel as a % of every car on the road, quarter by quarter
Petrol Diesel Hybrid Plug-in hybrid Electric
Petrol holds its lead while diesel slides away (the 2015 emissions scandal and clean-air zones); hybrid, plug-in and electric all climb.
The rise of electric & hybrid
Hybrid Plug-in hybrid Electric
The same story in raw numbers of cars — electrified types climbing fast off a low base.