More than three out of four UK fleets (77%) either have an electric vehicle charging strategy in place or are planning to adopt one, new research from Arval reveals.

The 2025 Mobility Observatory Fleet and Mobility Barometer looks at three types of charging provision – at home, using public infrastructure and at company premises – and whether these are currently used by respondents or part of their future plans.

Results show company premises are the most popular, used by 48% of all businesses, followed by public charging at 43% and home charging at 40%.

John Peters, head of Arval Mobility Observatory in the UK, said that the widespread adoption of EVs is leading more and more fleets to create formal charging plans and added the figures show a story of varying degrees of control, cost and availability.

“While installing chargers at work can be expensive, especially at larger premises, they mean businesses can ensure power is available to employees at a reasonable cost.

“Public charging offers the least control, with erratic access alongside by far the highest level of expense, and fleets who are using this form of provision as part of their policy almost certainly recognise they are having to make compromises in these areas.

“The relatively low figure for home charging is interesting. This route offers guaranteed availability of power and very low costs but because a high proportion of people live in terraced homes and apartments with no space for their own off-street charger, it has an unavoidable ceiling. Perhaps fleets recognise this limitation when writing their policies.”

Peters added that there was only a very slight difference in mix of charging provision when comparing the Arval Mobility Observatory figures to European and global research.

“However, there is some variation among businesses of different sizes, with use of public charging being notably higher among medium-sized concerns, probably because they have less infrastructure and simply a smaller amount of space for chargers than their larger counterparts.

“Finally, only 13% of those involved in the Barometer said they used all three charging methods as part of their formal strategy, which is notable. It suggests that businesses are keen to promote certain charging options to their drivers, rather than aiming to deliver choice. We’d suggest this is being done to control charging costs as much as possible.”

What charging strategy does your company currently use, or is planning to use in the future?

ALL COMPANIES

At least one strategy             77%

Charging at home                 40%

Public charging                     43%

Company premises                48%

 

SMALL COMPANIES

At least one strategy             79%

Charging at home                 45%

Public charging                     45%

Company premises                46%

 

MEDIUM COMPANIES

At least one strategy             75%

Charging at home                 30%

Public charging                     44%

Company premises                52%

 

LARGE COMPANIES

At least one strategy             75%

Charging at home                 45%

Public charging                     33%

Company premises                46%

 

 

In the Arval Mobility Observatory Barometer research, small companies are classed as those with 1-99 employees, medium companies with 100-999 employees and large companies with 1,000 employees or more.

The distribution of the interviewees was as follows: 

• 53% were companies with less than 1 to 99 employees
• 27% were companies with 100 to 999 employees 
• 20% were companies with 1000 employees or more.