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Battery electric cars are poised to overtake diesels on Great Britain’s roads by 2030, according to analysis that suggests London will be the first UK city to go diesel-free.
The number of diesel cars on Great Britain’s roads in June had fallen to 9.9m in June last year, 21% below its peak of 12.4m vehicles, according to analysis by New AutoMotive, a thinktank focused on the transition to electric cars. Electric car sales are still growing rapidly, albeit more slowly than manufacturers had expected.
However, the transition to cleaner vans is lagging behind cars, and the number of diesel vans has continued to rise, to a record 4.4m.
The UK went through a “dash for diesel” cars in the 2000s as the government granted them cheaper tax rates. Diesel engines tend to be more efficient than petrol engines, burning less fuel and producing less carbon dioxide.
However, they also produce more nitrous oxides, which are harmful to health. In 2015 Volkswagen was found to have created software to cheat on emissions tests, kicking off the “Dieselgate” scandal, costing it alone €30bn (£26bn) around the world in fines, compensation and legal costs. Analysis this year suggested the extra emissions from cheat devices from Volkswagen and other carmakers were responsible for thousands of deaths and cases of asthma.
Sales of cars with diesel engines duly plummeted, to fewer than 100,000 in the first 11 months of 2025. However, it will take some time for the share of diesel cars on the road to diminish, as many cars bought during the peak years of diesels are only now being scrapped.
Battery electric cars made up only 4% of the cars on UK roads last year, compared with 32% diesels and 58% that use petrol, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group. The other 6% were hybrids, which mostly combine a smaller battery with a petrol engine.
Graph showing that electric cars will overtake diesel ones on roads in Great Britain by 2030
Nevertheless, the number of diesels should drop as older cars are scrapped, delivering benefits for towns and cities where particulates tend to be concentrated. That will also have a knock-on effect for filling stations, leading to many withdrawing diesel supplies.
London is expected to be the first place in the UK where no diesel cars or vans are registered, largely because of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), which applies charges for more polluting non-compliant cars. Diesel numbers are also dropping rapidly in the central belt of Scotland, which contains Edinburgh and Glasgow, both of which have low-emission zones.
The ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) applies charges to more polluting non-compliant cars. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy
“Ending the use of diesel is essential to clean up Britain’s choking cities,” said Ben Nelmes, the chief executive of New AutoMotive. “The UK is now rolling out electric cars at a rapid pace, and this is great news for everyone that enjoys clean air, quieter streets and really cheap running costs.
“The UK imports billions of pounds of diesel every year, and we have been completely reliant on other countries to feed our thirst. Thankfully, we’re switching to electric cars at a rapid rate, and that will make the country cleaner and wealthier.”
However, the analysis found that people in cities appeared to be selling their diesels to people in more rural areas.
The report found that, while the number of diesel vans has risen over the past decade, the peak of new diesel van sales probably happened before the pandemic, meaning the numbers on roads will eventually fall.
Matt Finch, an environmental policy expert who co-wrote the report, said the world was “leaving the diesel age”. He said: “No one is denying diesel hasn’t been useful, but it has had its day.”
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PwC decided to “lean in” to cryptocurrency work after years of taking a more cautious stance, following the Trump administration’s embrace of digital assets, according to the US boss of the Big Four firm.
The strategic reversal last year came as the US appointed pro-crypto regulators and Congress passed new laws governing digital assets such as stablecoins, Paul Griggs told the Financial Times in an interview.
“The Genius Act and the regulatory rulemaking around stablecoin I expect will create more conviction around leaning into that product and that asset class,” Griggs said. “The tokenisation of things will certainly continue to evolve as well. PwC has to be in that ecosystem.”
His comments highlight how the Trump administration’s moves on cryptocurrency policy have finally convinced blue-chip businesses that they can dive into the digital asset market that many have long shunned.
The Genius Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, marked the first time the US has regulated the tokens pegged to assets such as the US dollar, and paves the way for banks to launch their own digital assets.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, under Trump appointee Paul Atkins, has also prioritised setting rules for crypto, reversing the antipathy to digital assets that characterised the agency under the Biden administration.
“We feel a responsibility to be hyper-engaged on both sides of the business,” Griggs said. “Whether we are doing work in the audit space or doing work in the consulting arena — we do all the above in crypto — we see more and more opportunities coming our way.”
The Big Four firms had, until recently, shied away from auditing many crypto-related ventures in the US and set high hurdles for taking on crypto clients, in part because of US regulators’ sceptical stance.
Financial watchdogs around the world have long been concerned by the consumer protection and financial stability risks posed by crypto assets, as well as their use in fraud and money laundering.
With the change in US policy, Griggs said PwC had been pitching companies on how they could use crypto technology. The firm has told clients that stablecoins can be used to improve the efficiency of payments systems, for example.
Other Big Four firms are also offering expertise in digital assets. Deloitte, which has audited the publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase since 2020, published its inaugural “digital assets roadmap” to crypto accounting in May. KPMG declared a “tipping point” for digital assets adoption in 2025 and has been marketing compliance advice and risk management services around crypto.
PwC has taken on audit clients in the crypto space, such as the bitcoin miner Mara Holdings, which appointed PwC in March, and is also pitching tax advice related to digital assets.
Griggs was elected US senior partner in 2024 after almost 30 years at PwC, during which he led the audit of Goldman Sachs and managed some of the firm’s career development initiatives.
He said PwC had needed to look outside the firm to bolster its crypto expertise. Hires at the partner level included Cheryl Lesnik, who returned to the firm after three years focused on crypto clients at a smaller accounting firm.
“We are never going to lean into a business that we haven’t equipped ourselves to deliver,” Griggs said. “Over the last 10 to 12 months, as we’ve taken on more opportunities in that digital assets arena, we’ve bolstered our resource pool inside and outside.”
Insiders appear to have a vested interest in TWC Enterprises’ growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
81% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Kuldip Sahi)
Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business
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If you want to know who really controls TWC Enterprises Limited (TSE:TWC), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 85% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
So, insiders of TWC Enterprises have a lot at stake and every decision they make on the company’s future is important to them from a financial point of view.
Let’s take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about TWC Enterprises.
Check out our latest analysis for TWC Enterprises
TSX:TWC Ownership Breakdown January 4th 2026
Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it’s included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.
Less than 5% of TWC Enterprises is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. So if the company itself can improve over time, we may well see more institutional buyers in the future. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it’s the future that counts most.
TSX:TWC Earnings and Revenue Growth January 4th 2026
TWC Enterprises is not owned by hedge funds. With a 81% stake, CEO Kuldip Sahi is the largest shareholder. This essentially means that they have significant control over the outcome or future of the company, which is why insider ownership is usually looked upon favourably by prospective buyers. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 2.4% and 1.3%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Interestingly, the third-largest shareholder, Patrick Brigham is also a Member of the Board of Directors, again, indicating strong insider ownership amongst the company’s top shareholders.
Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock’s expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Our information suggests that there isn’t any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of TWC Enterprises Limited. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own CA$502m worth of shares in the CA$589m company. That’s quite meaningful. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.
With a 14% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over TWC Enterprises. While this group can’t necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too.
Many find it useful to take an in depth look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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