Most potential barriers to businesses adopting EVs are seen as less significant now than they were a year ago, according to Europcar Mobility Group UK.
The rental company’s EV barometer research asks business drivers about several potential barriers to electrification for their employer.
According to Europcar, between H1 2024 and H1 2025, the percentage of businesses concerned about EV costs fell from 40.7% to 39.2%; concern about charging fell from 34.8% to 30.8%; concern about lack of knowledge fell from 22% to 17.3%; and concern about model choice fell from 18.5% to 13.6%.
Employer/employee resistance was the only potential concern to see an increase, from 12.8% to 13.4%.
The percentage of businesses saying none of these issues applied to them also increased, from 12% to 21%.
Europcar head of electric mobility Tom Middleditch said: “It is always encouraging to see sentiment moving in the right direction amongst business drivers, but the shift is marginal.
“There is still a long way to go before businesses will feel confident to make the switch to EVs. More government support will be vital for getting businesses and employers on side in the coming years as we approach the end of the line for new petrol and diesel vehicles.”
