9 Plug-in vehicles are already mainstream
Electric vehicles are not a ‘silver bullet’ for decarbonisation, and our survey showed organisations are making wider changes to their energy system too. Impressively, around 40% of respondents told us they are already using smart tariffs (which incentivise the least carbon-intensive energy sources) or renewable energy instead. On-site storage is also high on the wishlist, including for small businesses.
Across the board, affordability was rated as the most influential factor behind fleets’ electrification strategies
10 Vehicle cost is still important
Most fleets see the electric vehicle transition as inevitable, with 81.0% expecting to add more cars and vans in the coming years and 36.5% going as far as laying groundwork for additional chargepoints to cater for them.
Across the board, affordability was rated as the most influential factor behind fleets’ electrification strategies – list prices and interest rates have both increased during the last two years. However, fleets who don’t expect their share to grow were more likely to be influenced by unclear real-world data, charging costs and availability of public chargepoints than those expected to deploy additional vehicles.
