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Fleet Logistics: Timing is Right for UK Fleets to Transition to EVs

The UK electric vehicle (EV) market has reached a tipping point and UK businesses have never been better placed to review their transition to EVs and grasp the opportunity to take advantage of all grants while still available.

So says Fleet Logistics UK, the UK arm of Fleet Logistics Group, which says tax incentives both corporate and personal, government funding for EVs and home and workplace charging, plus a range of excellent new models coming onto the market, have meant that the timing is right for EV transitioning.

Europe’s largest independent mobility management provider, with 180,000 vehicles under contract in 27 countries, Fleet Logistics believes that all businesses should now be looking at their policy and mobility roadmap very seriously.

A good starting point on the road to electrification for any business is with driver profiling to assess which drivers would be most suitable to move to an EV in the course of their normal working and personal circumstances. And to help this decision-making process, Fleet Logistics has developed a new, state-of-the art driver profiling tool. Part of the tool involves a decision tree that helps the driver to define their priorities in choosing a new car with a series of questions to consider in making the right choice.

The new Fleet Logistics driver profiling tool is designed to help drivers make the transition to electric through a series of questions to identify their priorities.

These cover the need for business travel, business miles being driven, the types of journeys – a commute, private or job-related journey – accessibility to charge points at the office or at home, feasibility to use the public network and whether their journeys are possible on a single charge or whether recharging is required.

Based on the answers given, the new tool guides the driver to the optimal vehicle choice, be that electric, plug-in electric or, in certain cases, traditional internal combustion engines (ICE).

The new decision tree has been embedded into Fleet Logistics’ car configurator tool, Fleet.Wizard, which provides details of all the available options under a company’s corporate fleet policy, including clear, up-front information on financial components like specific driver contributions or deductions and any budgetary constraints.

Sue Branston, Country Head of Fleet Logistics UK and Ireland, said: “Selecting the correct vehicles for your fleet is paramount in the success of any EV change or pilot program. “Firstly, part of the review is to discuss with your chosen vehicle manufacturers the opportunity to test their products in real world scenarios. A review may be required to consider manufacturers outside of your current policy with a view to assess their suitability and sustainability versus the need in the new normal.

“This can be done by benchmarking or an RFP (request for proposal) to determine available bonuses and any additional dealer discounts on top of the manufacturer discount percentage.

“It may also be relevant to review the acquisition method and maintenance approach for some fleet operators that have not considered this for a while,’’ said Branston.

Madelaine Webster, from Global Mobility Solutions at Fleet Logistics, added: “Each business will be at different stage of their transition business plan and adoption must be at the correct pace for each specific use case.

 

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