More than 70% of the world’s leading corporate fleets did not add any new petrol or diesel vehicles last year, highlighting the quickening pace of electric vehicle adoption.
Leading businesses across the globe have increased their EV fleets by 57% in the last year, switching hundreds of thousands more cars and vans to electric.
Prominent transport and environment groups have called on the Transport Minister to adopt recommendations made in a recently published roadmap to charge point success.
The majority of buses and light duty fleet vehicles in leading markets could switch to EVs by 2030, cumulatively saving close to the annual emissions of India.
Major companies doubled their action on electric vehicles in 2020, driven by the need to tackle the climate crisis and reduce air pollution.
A new partnership between The Climate Group and BT Group has been formed to promote a faster switch to electric vehicles.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has committed to switching its global 16,000-strong vehicle fleet to electric by 2030.
Two more fleets have signed up to go electric under the EV100 initiative as part of the Mayor of London’s inaugural London Climate Action Week (1-8 July).
Askul Corporation becomes first company to simultaneously join The Climate Group’s global electric campaigns: making the switch to 100% renewable power and transport by 2030.
Global firms including LeasePlan, Ikea and Deutsche Post DHL Group have pledged to migrate their fleets and infrastructure over to electric vehicles by 2030 under a new initiative.