Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have reached their highest share yet on Epyx’s 1link Service Network in a new watershed moment.
Tyres for electric cars remain more expensive to buy and need replacing sooner than for internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalents, Epyx data reveals.
Electric vans are showing shorter servicing times compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) and hybrid models, but longer vehicle off-road (VOR) times, according to findings from Epyx.
More than one in three (35.3%) fleet cars and vans added to Epyx’s 1link Service Network during August were fully electric, the company has reported.
Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) costs for electric vehicles are almost half those of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, new real-world data from Epyx indicates.
Tyres fitted to electric vehicles are wearing out faster despite costing more, new fleet data from Epyx suggests.
The idea that franchise dealers are required more for electric vehicle (EV) service, maintenance and repair (SMR) than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts is a “myth”, new research from epyx shows.
Roughly one in seven (14%) cars and vans now operated by UK companies is now a hybrid or battery electric vehicle, showing how much they are becoming an everyday part of transport