Climate change is more than a looming shadow – it's an existential threat demanding urgent action.

Decarbonisation of the transport sector, responsible for 34 per cent of Britain's CO2 emissions, is consequently imperative, with the government’s net zero targets playing a pivotal role in sculpting the future landscape.

High on this agenda was the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles – but this ambitious target has now been delayed in a move hailed as "pragmatic" by some but pilloried by others.

For fleet businesses, the landscape is nuanced. By electrifying their transport operations, they stand to help protect the environment, bolster their reputations and potentially reap long-term savings, but doing so represents a change management undertaking that calls for careful planning.

For better or worse, the delay to the ICE vehicle ban has now offered them a little breathing space to ensure their transition strategies are on point. Electrification remains inevitable, but the delay provides a little more time to evaluate public charging infrastructure, to explore opportunities to connect depots to the grid, to benefit from advances in battery and charging technology and to refine fleet policies.

The e-mobility revolution is unprecedented – a shake-up to motoring of such magnitude that it’s been likened to Henry Ford’s first production line in 1913. As it gathers momentum, there is therefore an onus on businesses to also share knowledge, insights and best practices.