electric fleet - insight and policy
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Latest News 24 Nov 2022Amazon expands UK electric cargo bike deliveries
Amazon is set to roll out more micromobility hubs over the coming months, as part of its £300m, five-year investment in the decarbonisation of its fleet.
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Latest News 3 Nov 2022Northgate partners with Monta for EV rental customers
Northgate has partnered with electric vehicle (EV) charging platform Monta for its new EV and charger bundle package.
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Latest News 3 Nov 2022Optimise Prime real-world commercial electric vehicle data released
The world's largest data, collected from more than 6,000 commercial electric vehicles as part of UK Power Networks’ Optimise Prime project, has been released.
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Van News 31 Oct 2022Shell and Deloitte research reveals pressure on fleets to decarbonise
The report aims to help commercial fleets navigate decarbonisation challenges and work towards a net-zero emissions fleet with supporting tools and frameworks.
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Truck News 12 Oct 2022New electric trucks will be ‘cheaper to run than diesel’
By 2035, virtually all new electric freight trucks – including long-haul – will be cheaper to run than diesel trucks, a new study suggests.
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Latest News 10 Oct 2022Amazon investing €1bn to electrify fleet operations
Amazon plans to invest more than €1 billion (£876m) over the next five years to electrify its fleet across Europe, including more than £300 million in the UK.
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Van News 4 Oct 2022
Electric van adoption driven by environmental and cost advantages
Fleets identified a range of motives, including environmental concerns, alongside cost and corporate social responsibility factors.
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Van News 21 Sep 2022
Remarketing sector urged to sell advantages of electric vans
The remarketing sector needs to prepare ahead of the arrival of used electric vans in large numbers, Vehicle Remarketing Association members have been told.
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Van News 20 Sep 2022Fleets urged to make ‘Clean Van Commitment’
The Energy Saving Trust has re-launched the Clean Van Commitment (CVC) to coincide with World EV Day.
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Van News 5 Sep 2022Hydrogen not a realistic option for decarbonising van fleets, says AFP
Hydrogen will not be a realistic zero emissions option for van operators for at least another 10 years, warns the Association of Fleet Professionals.
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Latest News 16 Aug 2022Decarbonisation risks being held back by competing ‘business interests’
More than half (56%) of fleets believe transport decarbonisation risks being held back by competing business interests, new research suggests.
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Truck News 15 Aug 2022DMN Logistics expands fleet of transporters
DMN Logistics is expanding its fleet of transporters to meet the growing demand for the movement of electric vehicles (EVs).
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Van News 20 Jul 2022Hydrogen van fleet trials agreed with major fleet consortium
First Hydrogen will work with the Aggregated Hydrogen Freight Consortium (AHFC) in trialling its vehicles in real-world operations.
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Truck News 13 Jul 2022Electric HGVs to join Carlsberg fleet in proof-of-concept trial
If successful, it has potential to see additional electric trucks introduced into Carlsberg existing fleet of 270 traditional vehicles in the future.
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Latest News 12 Jul 2022DPD hails electric van fleet after completing Great British EV Rally
DPD has hailed its electric van fleet after two of its vehicles completed the 1,400-mile Great British EV Rally.
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Van News 11 Jul 2022Vans analysed by fuel type, manufacturer and market share with new data tool
New AutoMotive has launched a new data tool – the Electric Van Count (EVC) – to track the UK’s transition of vans from diesel to electric.
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Van News 6 Jul 2022
Electric van uptake increases by 52% in June
However, electric vans still only represent only one in 13 new vans sold, new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggests.
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Van News 5 Jul 2022EV knowledge gap causing barriers to adoption
Concerns about costs and range are preventing full adoption of electric vans, according to Ford’s latest Go Electric report.
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New Contracts 1 Jul 2022Pod Point strikes fleet deal with LEVC for VN5 electric vans
Pod Point has agreed a fleet deal for 60 VN5 electric vans from the LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company).
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Van News 21 Jun 2022British Gas partners with Osprey to "simplify" fleet charging
British Gas has struck a deal with Osprey Charging to provide its drivers with access to public electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
