Milk & More has taken Geotab’s ‘Innovation Award for Electric Vehicle Implementation’ for its work in going electric.

The award was presented to Milk & More CEO Patrick Müller at the opening of the company’s new Fulfilment Centre

The online grocery and milk doorstep delivery service runs one of the largest fleets of electric vehicles in the country – with more than 514 electric vehicles – and secured the Geotab award for its commitment to deploying electric vehicles across its fleet.

The award was announced at the Geotab Connect 2023 event and later presented to Milk & More CEO Patrick Müller at the opening of the company’s new Fulfilment Centre in Mitcham.

Müller commented: “We are delighted to have won this award in recognition of our 500-strong fleet of electric vehicles. Our electric fleet travels 10 million miles a year – the equivalent to 400 times around the world. By using 500 electric vehicles rather than diesel we are saving 4,335 tonnes of carbon and 1.8 million litres of diesel.

“Investing in our delivery vehicles is just one of the ways we are helping our customers play their part in looking after the planet. From working with suppliers who care as much about being sustainable as we do, to reducing the amount of plastic we use, we’re proud to say that 80% of our products are sold in Zero Waste packaging that we collect, clean and reuse.”

Electric vehicles are not the only way that Milk & More is innovating; it’s become the first company in the UK to use the integrated road speed limiting system provided by LEVL Telematics. Used in tandem with the Driver Challenge app, it’s delivered a 19% increase in the range of the electric fleet, driving fleet efficiency and cutting downtime for charging.

The company is also improving its vehicle utilisation through increasing the frequency of product delivery and reducing road lorry mileage by 35% by putting milk and products on the same lorry.

David Savage, vice president, UK & Ireland from Geotab, said: “Congratulations to Milk & More – it’s fantastic to see the investment the business has made in its fleet of electric vehicles. Milk & More’s fleet is connected to ‘myGeotab’ and the business is a heavy user of Geotab’s EV Charge Assurance dashboard, to help optimise electric vehicle utilisation and to help ensure EVs are fully charged only when needed. The business also uses the Geotab solution to help improve driver safety and minimise service maintenance and repair costs.”