The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has appointed Field Dynamics as the data partner for its recently announced kerbside charging demand map, accelerating its work on the new resource.

AFP’s charging demand map will show where fleet drivers reside who need EV kerbside charging

The online tool, expected to launch at the end of Q1, will show where fleet drivers reside who need EV kerbside charging; generally because they’re in a property with no drive, so private charging cannot be installed.

The association has already issued a call to all fleet operators to help supply the data, which will be cleansed and processed by Field Dynamics, a leading net zero data analytics consultancy.

Charlie Gilbert, partner at Field Dynamics, continued: “We will then develop a methodology to compare this fleet footprint data with information about on- and off-street households to provide a view of which fleet drivers are in local authorities where there is high kerbside charging demand.

“The online map we then construct will be public-facing and available for everyone to query and interrogate.”

The map will be used by the AFP to guide future provision of kerbside charging with national and local government, as well as charging and electricity providers.

Paul Hollick, AFP chair, added: “Every day we are hearing from fleets, especially van fleets, that want to speed up the electrification of their operations but are being hampered by the problem of charging for drivers who do not have off-road parking or any other access to a charger.

“This is generally thought to be about 40% of drivers across all fleets but, when it comes to light commercial vehicles, we believe the figure to be nearer 70%. That means good availability of kerbside charging is essential if van electrification is going to be a success.”

Fleet operators interested in contributing data to the AFP project should visit the AFP site to indicate their interest and a member of the AFP will call them to discuss how the process works.

All information provided will be anonymised to avoid breaching GDPR regulations.