Fleets adopting electric vehicles (EVs) can expect to achieve huge savings in maintenance costs when compared with their ICE (internal combustion engine) counter­parts, delegates at a Fleet News roundtable were told.

British Gas fleet engineer James Rooney (pictured) said, in his experience, electric commercial vehicles rarely break down and, when they do, it’s usually a relatively simple fix.

Rooney said at the British Gas-sponsored roundtable held in the village of Meriden near Coventry: 

“We save mostly on maintenance costs and vehicle downtime, because they really don’t break down.”