--- title: "Octopus Electric Vehicles vs The Electric Car Scheme: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or The Electric Car Scheme more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electric car salary sacrifice schemes 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-the-electric-car-scheme" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Octopus Electric Vehicles vs The Electric Car Scheme: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or The Electric Car Scheme more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electric car salary sacrifice schemes 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 The Electric Car Scheme - **Competitive set**: Electric car salary sacrifice schemes - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Octopus Electric Vehicles Share of Search**: 57.9% - **The Electric Car Scheme Share of Search**: 14.6% ## Is Octopus Electric Vehicles or The Electric Car Scheme more popular in search? - In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles had more branded searches than The Electric Car Scheme among electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom. Octopus Electric Vehicles had about 40,500 branded searches, while The Electric Car Scheme had 10,200. Octopus Electric Vehicles made up 57.9% of all electric car salary sacrifice scheme searches we track, and The Electric Car Scheme accounted for 14.6%. - Octopus Electric Vehicles was ahead of The Electric Car Scheme 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 electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom moved from 35.4% to 57.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Electric Car Scheme’s share of searches among electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom moved from 27.8% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.5K to 10.2K. ## Top electric car salary sacrifice schemes in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Octopus Electric Vehicles appeared in all five answers. The Electric Car Scheme was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Octopus Electric Vehicles was listed before The Electric Car Scheme in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Octopus Electric Vehicles | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | The Electric Car Scheme | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Loveelectric | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tusker | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ZenAuto | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about electric car salary sacrifice schemes - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best electric car salary sacrifice scheme in the UK?": 1. Octopus Electric Vehicles, 2. The Electric Car Scheme, 3. Tusker, 4. Loveelectric - Asked ChatGPT "Which EV salary sacrifice provider should my company use?": 1. Loveelectric, 2. Octopus Electric Vehicles, 3. Tusker, 4. The Electric Car Scheme - Asked ChatGPT "How do electric car salary sacrifice schemes compare in the UK?": 1. The Electric Car Scheme, 2. Octopus Electric Vehicles, 3. Tusker, 4. Loveelectric - Searched Google, AI Overview "salary sacrifice electric car": 1. Octopus Electric Vehicles, 2. The Electric Car Scheme - Searched Google, AI Overview "ev salary sacrifice": 1. Loveelectric, 2. Octopus Electric Vehicles Not named in any answer: ZenAuto. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom electric car salary sacrifice schemes in September 2026? - In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles gained share of searches among electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom, from 48.9% to 57.9%. - In September 2026, The Electric Car Scheme lost share of searches among electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom, from 16.3% to 14.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Octopus Electric Vehicles estimated searches | Octopus Electric Vehicles Share of Search | Octopus Electric Vehicles rank | The Electric Car Scheme estimated searches | The Electric Car Scheme Share of Search | The Electric Car Scheme rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 35.4% | 1 | 9.5K | 27.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 32.7% | 1 | 8.3K | 27.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 37.4% | 1 | 5.5K | 20.8% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 32.2% | 1 | 8.3K | 22.1% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 35.9% | 1 | 8.3K | 24.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 33.9% | 1 | 11K | 25.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 32.5% | 1 | 10.2K | 22.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 33.9% | 1 | 8.3K | 19% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 38.7% | 1 | 9K | 19.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 36.3% | 1 | 9K | 18.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 48.9% | 1 | 9K | 16.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 57.9% | 1 | 10.2K | 14.6% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Octopus Electric Vehicles’ and The Electric Car Scheme’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 term “octopus ev”. - **The Electric Car Scheme**: Measured on the search terms “electric car scheme” and “the electric car scheme”, summed into one figure. - [Octopus Electric Vehicles profile](/demand/uk/brands/octopus-electric-vehicles) - [The Electric Car Scheme profile](/demand/uk/brands/the-electric-car-scheme) - [All electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-ev-salary-sacrifice-schemes): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 The Electric Car Scheme more popular in search? In September 2026, Octopus Electric Vehicles had more branded searches than The Electric Car Scheme among electric car salary sacrifice schemes in the United Kingdom. Octopus Electric Vehicles had about 40,500 branded searches, while The Electric Car Scheme had 10,200. Octopus Electric Vehicles made up 57.9% of all electric car salary sacrifice scheme searches we track, and The Electric Car Scheme accounted for 14.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Octopus Electric Vehicles vs The Electric Car Scheme: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/octopus-electric-vehicles-vs-the-electric-car-scheme This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/octopus-electric-vehicles-vs-the-electric-car-scheme. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.