New report urges fleets to prepare for move to EVs
Thu 15 December 2016
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A new report suggests that the fleet sector must start planning for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Sewells Research & Insight says that, up to now, fleets have been slow to adopt increasingly widely available clean electric technology.
Fleet News reports that more than half of fleet managers admit they had little or no knowledge about the specific details relating to the Government grants available, choice of vehicles on the market, recharging networks or service, maintainence and repair (SMR) savings relating to EVs. According to the research, the majority of fleet decision makers only expect a gradual adoption of electric engine technology over the next decade.
Author of the report, Why fleet operators need to start planning for the transition to zero emissions vehicles in 2017, Mark Sutcliffe said: “At some point before 2020, the majority of fleets – especially those operating vans predominantly in urban environments – will need to formulate an emissions reduction strategy that will see them replace a proportion of their fleet with electric vehicles."
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