Engineius reports nearly half of their vehicle movements are still diesel!

Vehicle movement specialist Engineius reports that in 2025 48% of their vehicle movements were diesel vehicles. Although this is a 10% drop over the last 5 years, is government confusion and range anxiety, particularly for long-distance travel, slowing the transition to better environmental choices. 

The UK government announced plans to stop the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, with the date shifting over time; it was originally set for 2030 (announced 2020), delayed to 2035 by the Sunak government, but has recently been reinstated by the current government to 2030 for all new ICE vehicles, with hybrids allowed until 2035.  

Since the government announcement in 2020 Engineius has enjoyed considerable growth but has only seen a 2% decrease in petrol vehicle movements, hybrid vehicle movements increase by 4% and EVs by 8%. 

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 5 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.”