This stands for Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road – international regulations covering goods that are highly dangerous, such as explosives, flammables and fuming acids, to everyday products such as paints, solvents and pesticides. Specific regulations, licensing, authorisation, training and processes apply for these kinds of loads.
EV cost management
As we move into a new era of transportation, more and more businesses are pivoting their fleets to EVs.
The shift towards more sustainable vehicles brings many benefits, including reduced emissions and lower maintenance costs. However, it also presents new challenges, particularly around managing and forecasting the cost of charging these vehicles.
In this blog post, we aim to answer these burning questions and provide you with practical tips on how to account and forecast for EV charging costs.
A
Alternating Current.
All power produced from the National Grid is AC by default, and must be converted to Direct Current (DC) by the vehicle’s onboard charger in order to be stored in an electric vehicle’s (EV) battery.
AC charging is a charging solution that is generally more suited to home installations, due to being more compact and cost effective than DC charging units to install and operate.
Articulated lorry.
A heavy goods vehicle (HGV) which is a combination of a tractor unit plus trailer.
A vehicle which runs on something other than petrol or diesel.
Amperes, often abbreviated as amps, are a unit of measurement for electrical current. Regarding electric vehicle batteries, the amp rating is the amount of current that can be delivered to a vehicle's battery.
Ampere Hours (often abbreviated to Ah) are used to refer to the amount of current a battery can supply in a single hour. However, Ah is no longer commonly used, as manufacturers more frequently use kWh to measure battery capacity, now.
Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System.
This is a mandatory accessory for electric vehicles which generates sound in order to make those quieter-running EVs easier to hear by vulnerable road users.
A
Alternating Current.
All power produced from the National Grid is AC by default, and must be converted to Direct Current (DC) by the vehicle’s onboard charger in order to be stored in an electric vehicle’s (EV) battery.
AC charging is a charging solution that is generally more suited to home installations, due to being more compact and cost effective than DC charging units to install and operate.
This stands for Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road – international regulations covering goods that are highly dangerous, such as explosives, flammables and fuming acids, to everyday products such as paints, solvents and pesticides. Specific regulations, licensing, authorisation, training and processes apply for these kinds of loads.
Articulated lorry.
A heavy goods vehicle (HGV) which is a combination of a tractor unit plus trailer.
A vehicle which runs on something other than petrol or diesel.
Amperes, often abbreviated as amps, are a unit of measurement for electrical current. Regarding electric vehicle batteries, the amp rating is the amount of current that can be delivered to a vehicle's battery.
Ampere Hours (often abbreviated to Ah) are used to refer to the amount of current a battery can supply in a single hour. However, Ah is no longer commonly used, as manufacturers more frequently use kWh to measure battery capacity, now.
Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System.
This is a mandatory accessory for electric vehicles which generates sound in order to make those quieter-running EVs easier to hear by vulnerable road users.