Category : Features
Comment: Fossil fuel bans are wake-up call on tipping point for fleet electrification
André ten Bloemendal, vice president, Europe, ChargePoint, on the European diesel ban and what this means for fleets.
The Not So Fast and the Furious: Does your business really need fast charge points?
Adam Hall, head of electric vehicles at Drax EV, dives into the whole debate around fast vs slow chargers and says that in many cases slow chargers are actually sufficient.
Diary of a street charger: Getting the most from an electric van
Centrica’s newly launched People and Planet plan includes a commitment to electrify its commercial fleet, the third largest in the country, by 2025. The company is rolling out 3,000 Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans, the largest … Read More »
Comment: All fleets need to know about EV incentives
New research indicates that large numbers of fleet managers aren’t aware of electric vehicle incentives. Chris Black, commercial director at LeasePlan UK, looks at what’s on offer and why such incentives are so vital … Read More »
2021 Shanghai Motor Show: The main EV highlights
It’s questionable whether the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show will be remembered more for the reveals of some downright kooky vehicles or the fact that real live people were allowed through the doors to look … Read More »
Comment: How public and private sector collaboration will pave the road to 2030
Jon Lawes, managing director, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, on how funding the transition to mass EV uptake will require collaboration between the private and public sectors.
Comment: Overcoming EV charging point access issues
Concern about access to charging points is one of the main barriers to wider adoption of electric vehicles in fleets, but Mike Todd, CEO of Volkswagen Financial Services, says making it easier for drivers … Read More »
Comment: Brexit and its impact on the EV market
Adam Hall, head of electric vehicles at Drax Group, on the evolving role of the fleet manager post-Brexit and the need to adapt for the transition towards electric fleets.
Comment: SSE’s Kevin Welstead on overcoming hurdles in fleet electrification
Kevin Welstead, sector director EV of SSE Enterprise, on the hurdles that fleets face on the path to net zero and how to overcome them.
Q&A: Adam Hall, head of electric vehicles at Drax, on the EV revolution
Adam Hall, head of electric vehicles at Drax, speaks to Fleet World about the company’s work to help fleets electrify, its 2021 ambitions and how the EV market will develop in the next few … Read More »
Comment: Why public charge point rollout requires hard evidence, not just incentives
Geoff Murphy, charge project lead at SP Energy Networks, on making the ‘business case’ for public chargepoints.
Comment: How opening up motorway charging points will speed up EV adoption
Following the news that the Government wants to break the monopoly of Ecotricity electric vehicle chargers at motorways, Adrian Keen, CEO at InstaVolt, comments on why he supports the change and how it will … Read More »
Interview: Fleet World’s 2021 Eco Superstar on going green
Kevin Booker, IT systems and fleet officer at the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, took the Eco Superstar title at the 2021 Fleet World Great British Fleet Awards. He speaks to Natalie Middleton about … Read More »
Comment: More to the Plug-in Car Grant change than meets the eye?
Last week saw the Plug-in Car Grant drop from £3,000 to £2,500 per car while the cost-new cap dropped to £35,000. Rupert Pontin, director of insights, Cazana, asks if there is more to this … Read More »
Q&A: Tusker’s Alison Argall on how sal sac is driving EV uptake
EV Fleet World talks to Alison Argall, Tusker’s business development director about how salary sacrifice is contributing to the growth in sales of EVs.
Comment: Let the network take charge
2021 is the year for the EV charging infrastructure to shape up, according to Cecilia Routledge, global head of e-mobility at EV charging specialist CTEK.
Q&A: Alphabet’s David Bushnell on why fleets need to plan for an electric future
David Bushnell, principal consultant, Alphabet GB looks at why now is the turning point for businesses to plan for an electric future.
Comment: Why it pays fleets to go electric
With uptake of electric vehicles on the rise, Lucy Simpson, head of product management for EV enablement, UK and Europe at Centrica Business Solutions, looks at the options for electrification open to fleet managers.
Comment: The changing market for EV charging
Alex Lewis-Jones, senior analyst at Delta-EE, on whether the switch to homeworking in lockdown has changed the equation for the EV outlook?
Comment: The role of procurement in the shift towards electric vehicles
As Britain transitions to a cleaner low-carbon future, Barney Goffer, UK product manager at Teletrac Navman, discusses what the Government’s plans mean in the context of the procurement process.
