Ogilvie Fleet has relaunched its free-to-use, online Electric Vehicle database tool under the name MiNextEV and expanded it to include electric vans.

The database enables all fleets – not just Ogilvie customers – to quickly compare real-world ranges and charging times, along with a host of other parameters, such as prices and BiK data

Launched last year, the database enables all fleets – not just Ogilvie customers – to quickly compare real-world ranges and charging times, along with a host of other parameters, such as prices, BiK data and other vital statistics.

The update has been announced to support World EV Day 2022 and means that data on all electric LCVs currently on sale in the UK – or due for launch – is now available too, in response to rising demand and the rapidly expanding range of eLCVs available.

This ensures that the MiNextEV database provides a central, independent, up-to-date and open-source hub for EV knowledge across both cars and vans, enabling users to make educated decisions based on vehicle usage.

Ogilvie’s specialist commercial vehicle teams are supporting numerous commercial fleets with their transition to alternative fuels and the different set of questions and challenges it can bring.

Commenting on the expansion of the MiNextEV tool into eLCVs, Nick Hardy, sales & marketing director of Ogilvie Fleet, said: “We know that this new inclusion will allow businesses looking to investigate the electrification of their commercial fleets to gain an initial understanding of their options. If they want more in-depth information or wish to carry out a suitability analysis of their current fleet, Ogilvie Fleet are on hand to offer our impartial advice.”

The database can be accessed at MiNextEV.co.uk, through the Ogilvie Fleet website or via the Happy Drivers mobile app, and users can search and sort vehicles by price, range, efficiency, number of seats, body style, battery capacity, driven wheels and even availability allowing for rapid and precise comparisons between models.

MiNextEV also contains up-to-date information for both fleet managers and individual drivers, including the Benefit-in-Kind tax implications of each vehicle. Its expert guidance and easy-to-understand terminology also provides clarity and insight.

Ogilvie Fleet has also committed to always keeping the MiNextEV database as a free-to-use and open-access tool, rather than something reserved just for Ogilvie Fleet’s customers, supporting the UK’s transition towards greener, more efficient vehicles.