Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 80% of vehicles on order at Tusker in Q1 2022, making it already the ‘Year of the EV’.

Paul Gilshan, Tusker’s CEO, said the data shows how salary sacrifice is making electric driving affordable

Data from the salary sacrifice specialist reveals that for the first time its order list contained no plug-in hybrids or ICE-powered cars. Meanwhile, petrol cars only accounted for 5% of overall orders, with 14% being hybrid.

BEVs also fully accounted for the top 10 most popular vehicles on order last quarter.

Although EVs and PHEVs have made up the majority of the most popular orders for Tusker for the last three years, the latest data shows the pendulum has swung further.

 The top 10 most popular vehicles on order last quarter at Tusker (alphabetical order):

Paul Gilshan, CEO of Tusker, said the data showed how the firm’s car scheme is making electric driving affordable.

“If it wasn’t for salary sacrifice, electric vehicles would not be financially viable for the majority of people. Our latest order bank shows that subscribing to an EV can makes financial sense for employees,” he explained.

“Thanks to salary sacrifice, budget-conscious drivers need not give up either vehicle size, or creature comforts to enjoy a saving for the safest, greenest vehicles,” added Gilshan.

2021 was also a breakthrough year for EVs amongst Tusker’s drivers, with a 76% year-on-year increase in EV registrations from 2020.

And with the trend having accelerated in the first three months of 2022, Tusker said it’s confident that it is on track to achieve net zero by 2023, a full seven years ahead of the UK’s national target.

Tusker’s research has also found that as well as cost savings, other key reasons for drivers going electric now include the increase in battery range and the expansion of the charging infrastructure in the UK.