Arval UK has developed a new video guide to help company car drivers switch to EVs safely and seamlessly.

Presented by broadcast television host Kevin Harris and online here, the video draws on Arval’s experience with electric cars to highlight their specific safety considerations.

The video focuses on five key areas. These include adjusting to the quicker acceleration of electric cars and understanding how to use regenerative braking.

The content also explores the need for longer stopping distances, along with exercising additional caution due to the vehicles’ quietness around pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users. Finally, the video looks at planning ahead to manage driving range.

Ian Pearson, head of insurance at Arval UK, said: “Our core message is very much that electric cars are in many respects similar to the petrol or diesel vehicles to which drivers are accustomed, but their torque, weight and quietness do mean they need to be driven slightly differently.

“It’s also important that drivers spend time familiarising themselves with the high level of technology with which they are equipped. An understanding of range is essential and most are also fitted with a wide range of advanced safety devices.”

The video follows Arval’s work to highlight the importance of driving safer vehicles as part of Brake’s annual Road Safety Week campaign.

“The theme of Road Safety Week for 2025 was the importance of safer vehicles and, in many respects, new electric cars are a substantial improvement over their predecessors thanks to the advance of technology.

“However, it is important to realise that road safety is not just about vehicles and technology. Arguably more important are the creation of safety cultures and behaviours both within individual fleets and across the industry as a whole.

“At Arval, we work hard to create awareness of this subject and the new video is just the latest in a range of resources we make available to all vehicle operators.”

To access the Arval safety video, please click here.