According to Sawyer Merritt, the UK government has announced that starting April 2028, electric vehicle drivers will pay a road tax of 3p per mile while plug-in hybrid drivers will pay 1.5p per mile, with rates set to increase annually. This policy shift directly impacts AI-driven fleet management and autonomous vehicle companies, requiring them to adapt cost models and optimize route planning for electric and hybrid fleets. Businesses leveraging AI for logistics and transportation must now integrate dynamic tax calculations into decision-making systems and explore new efficiencies to maintain profitability (source: Sawyer Merritt on X, November 26, 2025).