How the UK is switching fuel
The fuel mix of every licensed and SORN car on UK roads, 2023 Q2 → 2026 Q2, from DVLA data.
Petrol
54.9%
▼ 3.6 pts vs 2023 Q2
Diesel
28.7%
▼ 5.4 pts vs 2023 Q2
Electric
5.3%
▲ 3.1 pts vs 2023 Q2
Electrified
16.4%
▲ 8.9 pts vs 2023 Q2
Share of all UK cars, by fuel
Each fuel as a % of every car on the road, quarter by quarter
Petrol 54.9% Diesel 28.7% Hybrid 8.5% Plug-in hybrid 2.7% Electric 5.3%
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 8.5% Plug-in hybrid 2.7% Electric 5.3%
The same story in raw numbers of cars — electrified types climbing fast off a low base.