What could you gain from switching to EVs?

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Discover the pros and cons of getting EVs for your fleet, and what steps to take for a smooth transition. Learn from the leaders in business mobility solutions.

Pros and Cons of Switching to EV Cars for Your Fleet

While EVs aren’t environmentally perfect, they produce low-to-zero tailpipe emissions. That means cleaner air in towns and cities, and if they’re charged using clean energy, low lifetime emissions

With typically-lower maintenance and fuel costs, plus tax incentives, WLCs for EVs can quickly add up to some pretty major savings for your fleet.

They’re often more roomy than their fossil-fuelled equivalents, they’re quieter, they come with the latest technology and they’re good fun to drive, thanks to instant torque.

EVs are typically more expensive to purchase than their petrol or diesel equivalents, so it’s worth considering finance options which allow you to spread the cost over an agreed term and mileage (and balance it against lower running costs).

Long-distance drivers can be wary of EVs due to concerns about how far they'll get on a single charge. However, it’s worth bearing in mind that EV battery technology has rapidly improved in recent years, so this is much less of a problem than it once was.

Variable charging time means that you’ll need to think about the right balance between minimizing downtime (e.g. through using Rapid charge points) and paying lower charge tariffs.

How you approach incorporating EVs into your fleet will depend on your business goals. Is your priority to reduce CO2 emissions to a minimum, or does this need to be balanced with maintaining or even reducing Whole Life Costs vs petrol or diesel vehicles?

The potential benefits from transitioning to EVs may vary considerably across your fleet. Analyse your drivers’ current usage patterns (with telematics if you can) to identify where the best opportunities are.

Depending on your fleet driving patterns, workplace charging, home charging or public charge points (or a combination of these) may be most suitable. Each comes with benefits and drawbacks as well as cost implications, so working out how you’ll fuel your vehicles will help you narrow down which vehicle types should be on your shortlist.

Because EVs typically have higher list prices than their diesel or petrol equivalents, it’s doubly-important to take a wholistic view which takes into account costs across the full life of the vehicle. That means including not just the up-front costs but also the maintenance, servicing, repairs, and charging-related costs. Often this will allow you to identify opportunities for cost savings vs petrol/diesel vehicles.

With a new kind of vehicle (and fuel) to manage, you’ll need to update your policies and processes to make it easy for your drivers to adapt to any changing responsibilities and processes (e.g. using electric charge cards or charge point journey planners).

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