--- title: "Octopus Electric Vehicles vs Select Car Leasing: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or Select Car Leasing more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car leasing companies set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/octopus-electric-vehicles-vs-select-car-leasing" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Octopus Electric Vehicles vs Select Car Leasing: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or Select Car Leasing more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car leasing companies set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Octopus Electric Vehicles and Select Car Leasing - **Competitive set**: Car leasing companies - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Octopus Electric Vehicles Share of Search**: 16.6% - **Select Car Leasing Share of Search**: 36.2% ## Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or Select Car Leasing more popular in search? - In September 2026, Select Car Leasing had more branded searches than Octopus Electric Vehicles among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom. Select Car Leasing had about 110,000 branded searches, while Octopus Electric Vehicles had 50,400. Select Car Leasing made up 36.2% of all car leasing company searches we track, and Octopus Electric Vehicles accounted for 16.6%. - Select Car Leasing was ahead of Octopus Electric Vehicles in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles’ share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom moved from 7.4% to 16.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.2K to 50.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Select Car Leasing’s share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom moved from 40.5% to 36.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K. ## Top car leasing companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Select Car Leasing was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Octopus Electric Vehicles was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Select Car Leasing was listed before Octopus Electric Vehicles in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Select Car Leasing | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | LeaseLoco | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | First Vehicle Leasing | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Leasing.com | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Octopus Electric Vehicles | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nationwide Vehicle Contracts | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Vanarama | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about car leasing companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which car leasing company should I use in the UK?": 1. Select Car Leasing, 2. First Vehicle Leasing, 3. LeaseLoco, 4. Leasing.com - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best car leasing companies in the UK?": 1. Select Car Leasing, 2. First Vehicle Leasing, 3. LeaseLoco, 4. Octopus Electric Vehicles, 5. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best way to find a cheap car lease in the UK?": 1. Leasing.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "car leasing": 1. Leasing.com, 2. Select Car Leasing - Searched Google, AI Overview "best car leasing companies": 1. Select Car Leasing, 2. Leasing.com, 3. LeaseLoco, 4. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts, 5. Octopus Electric Vehicles Not named in any answer: Vanarama. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom car leasing companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles gained share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom, from 13.4% to 16.6%. - In September 2026, Select Car Leasing lost share of searches among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom, from 37.6% to 36.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Octopus Electric Vehicles estimated searches | Octopus Electric Vehicles Share of Search | Octopus Electric Vehicles rank | Select Car Leasing estimated searches | Select Car Leasing Share of Search | Select Car Leasing rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 20.2K | 7.4% | 3 | 110K | 40.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 18K | 7.4% | 3 | 90.5K | 37.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 19.8K | 8.8% | 3 | 90.5K | 40.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 20.2K | 6.2% | 5 | 135K | 41.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 20.2K | 7.3% | 4 | 110K | 39.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 24.7K | 7.3% | 4 | 135K | 40.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 24.7K | 7.5% | 4 | 135K | 41% | 1 | | May 2026 | 22.9K | 8.3% | 3 | 110K | 39.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 28K | 10% | 3 | 110K | 39.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 28K | 10% | 3 | 110K | 39.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 39.2K | 13.4% | 3 | 110K | 37.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 50.4K | 16.6% | 3 | 110K | 36.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Octopus Electric Vehicles’ and Select Car Leasing’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Octopus Electric Vehicles**: Measured on the search terms “octopus electric vehicles” and “octopus ev”, summed into one figure. - **Select Car Leasing**: Measured on the search term “select car leasing”. - [Octopus Electric Vehicles profile](/demand/uk/brands/octopus-electric-vehicles) - [Select Car Leasing profile](/demand/uk/brands/select-car-leasing) - [All car leasing companies in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-car-leasing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or Select Car Leasing more popular in search? In September 2026, Select Car Leasing had more branded searches than Octopus Electric Vehicles among car leasing companies in the United Kingdom. Select Car Leasing had about 110,000 branded searches, while Octopus Electric Vehicles had 50,400. Select Car Leasing made up 36.2% of all car leasing company searches we track, and Octopus Electric Vehicles accounted for 16.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Octopus Electric Vehicles vs Select Car Leasing: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/octopus-electric-vehicles-vs-select-car-leasing This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/octopus-electric-vehicles-vs-select-car-leasing. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.