Vehicle movement specialist Engineius has reported that 48% of their vehicle movements in 2025 were still diesel vehicles.

While this is a 10% drop over the last five years, the company argues that it would expect a more dramatic shift to electric, following the announcement in 2020 to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.

Engineius reports that over the last five years, movements of electric vehicles have risen by eight per cent and hybrid vehicle movements have increased by four per cent. Meanwhile, there has only been a two per cent decrease in petrol vehicle movements.

Chris Clibbery, founder and CEO Engineius, comments: “With the bold government announcement to stop the sale of new ICE vehicles by 2030, we would expect our figures to have taken a more dramatic shift towards EVs, but with what appear to be fluid policies and now road charging for EVs being introduced it seems to have just created confusion, which our figures reflect.”

Pay-per-mile road charging in the UK will apply to both EVs and PHEV cars, from April 2028, though at different rates (3p/mile for EVs, 1.5p/mile for PHEVs) to account for ongoing fuel duty on hybrids. While the initial focus is on these electrified vehicles to replace lost fuel duty revenue, the concept of road pricing could eventually extend to all vehicle types.

Clibbery concludes: “Engineius has seen significant growth over the last five years, which includes working with many new customers from all sectors of the automotive industry. Collectively, the mix of vehicles being delivered may be surprising to some, but with conflicting messages from the government, perhaps more businesses are sticking with what they know for a while longer.”