Fleet car and van SMR: new vehicles added to 1link Service Network by fuel type

Month Electric Hybrid Petrol Diesel
Mar 2025 27.53% 28.66% 32.34% 11.47%
Feb 2025 35.29% 22.15% 25.49% 17.07%
Jan 2025 32.88% 24.41% 29.70% 13.00%
Dec 2024 43.71% 20.75% 22.76% 12.78%
Nov 2024 38.69% 20.21% 22.37% 18.73%
Month Electric Hybrid Petrol Diesel
Mar 2025 27.53% 28.66% 32.34% 11.47%
Feb 2025 35.29% 22.15% 25.49% 17.07%
Jan 2025 32.88% 24.41% 29.70% 13.00%
Dec 2024 43.71% 20.75% 22.76% 12.78%
Nov 2024 38.69% 20.21% 22.37% 18.73%
Oct 2024 32.08% 24.00% 26.10% 17.82%
Sep 2024 28.57% 21.70% 34.52% 15.21%
Aug 2024 35.29% 17.53% 29.87% 17.30%
Jul 2024 31.46% 20.04% 34.92% 13.58%
Jun 2024 28.00% 22.51% 32.28% 17.22%
May 2024 24.62% 22.37% 34.93% 18.08%
Apr 2024 25.77% 18.90% 36.18% 19.15%
Month Electric Hybrid Petrol Diesel
Mar 2025 27.53% 28.66% 32.34% 11.47%
Feb 2025 35.29% 22.15% 25.49% 17.07%
Jan 2025 32.88% 24.41% 29.70% 13.00%
Dec 2024 43.71% 20.75% 22.76% 12.78%
Nov 2024 38.69% 20.21% 22.37% 18.73%
Oct 2024 32.08% 24.00% 26.10% 17.82%
Sep 2024 28.57% 21.70% 34.52% 15.21%
Aug 2024 35.29% 17.53% 29.87% 17.30%
Jul 2024 31.46% 20.04% 34.92% 13.58%
Jun 2024 28.00% 22.51% 32.28% 17.22%
May 2024 24.62% 22.37% 34.93% 18.08%
Apr 2024 25.77% 18.90% 36.18% 19.15%
Mar 2024 21.29% 21.91% 37.89% 18.90%
Feb 2024 25.05% 17.70% 31.77% 25.48%
Jan 2024 20.12% 21.10% 37.85% 20.93%
Dec 2023 27.20% 19.07% 34.90% 18.83%
Nov 2023 22.42% 20.92% 37.08% 19.59%
Oct 2023 23.51% 18.37% 37.80% 20.31%
Sep 2023 23.70% 16.98% 39.33% 19.98%
Aug 2023 25.59% 14.82% 39.90% 19.69%
Jul 2023 21.22% 17.18% 42.92% 18.67%
Jun 2023 24.15% 15.15% 43.08% 17.62%
May 2023 22.58% 13.27% 46.38% 17.77%
Apr 2023 20.79% 13.05% 48.78% 17.39%
Mar 2023 21.07% 14.66% 47.36% 16.92%
Feb 2023 19.65% 14.86% 44.77% 20.72%
Jan 2023 15.49% 6.63% 59.79% 18.09%
Dec 2022 33.94% 2.59% 47.34% 16.14%
Nov 2022 22.15% 2.69% 57.07% 18.09%
Oct 2022 16.36% 2.16% 62.07% 19.41%
Sep 2022 17.68% 2.18% 60.49% 19.65%
Aug 2022 15.04% 1.22% 59.38% 24.36%
Jul 2022 12.09% 1.75% 64.21% 21.94%
Jun 2022 15.76% 1.93% 61.34% 20.97%
May 2022 12.28% 3.13% 62.51% 22.08%
Apr 2022 10.49% 1.71% 66.82% 20.99%
Mar 2022 16.05% 2.29% 60.27% 21.39%
Feb 2022 15.24% 1.50% 55.83% 27.42%
Jan 2022 12.22% 2.08% 63.60% 22.10%
Dec 2021 23.19% 1.92% 49.54% 25.36%
Nov 2021 16.96% 2.04% 55.40% 25.61%
Oct 2021 13.92% 1.79% 55.85% 28.44%
Sep 2021 15.51% 2.45% 58.47% 23.58%
Aug 2021 11.04% 1.23% 57.37% 30.36%
Jul 2021 8.03% 1.83% 64.81% 25.32%
Jun 2021 10.21% 1.93% 62.13% 25.74%
May 2021 8.32% 1.68% 63.03% 26.97%
Apr 2021 6.18% 1.49% 64.22% 28.11%
Mar 2021 8.24% 1.62% 62.79% 27.35%
Feb 2021 6.38% 0.87% 59.43% 33.33%
Jan 2021 6.25% 1.12% 60.79% 31.84%
Dec 2020 14.64% 1.48% 57.11% 26.78%
Nov 2020 8.25% 1.65% 62.02% 28.07%
Oct 2020 6.29% 1.81% 62.76% 29.14%
Sep 2020 6.68% 1.98% 64.08% 27.26%
Aug 2020 5.94% 1.28% 59.38% 33.39%
Jul 2020 3.97% 1.83% 64.04% 30.16%
Jun 2020 5.45% 1.67% 60.05% 32.82%
May 2020 13.90% 1.46% 40.57% 44.07%
Apr 2020 10.78% 0.15% 27.34% 61.73%
Mar 2020 3.80% 1.53% 61.57% 33.10%
Feb 2020 2.33% 1.14% 58.39% 38.14%
Jan 2020 2.09% 1.35% 60.58% 35.98%

epyx comment

2025’s data for 1link Service Network shows some fairly dramatic seasonal fluctuations in all the categories of vehicle that we monitor.

Petrol jumped from 22.76% of the vehicles we added to the platform in December to 32.34% in March. Similarly, hybrids increased from 20.75% to 28.66% over the same period. However, electric vehicles (EVs) fell from 42.71% to 27.53%, and diesel from 12.78% to 11.47%, despite hitting 17.07% in February.

It is difficult to make judgements from these figures. January and December are low sales months while March tends to be very strong thanks to the new plate – and looking back at the same period in 2024 shows similar oscillations in our data. Especially, it’s notable that while our EV data for March is comparatively low, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader says it was the best new car sales month for EVs ever.

Our view is that we should wait to see how these figures move over the next few months in the 1link Index data before drawing any conclusions on longer term trends.

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