Business profiles

Just 15% of cars and vans operated by the Government are pure electric – substantially short of its own fleet electrification targets, new research suggests.

Almost half of the new electric vehicles will be built in the UK at Stellantis’s Ellesmere Port plant.

Car club operators are warning electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly unaffordable to run and maintain

AstraZeneca, Aviva, Barclays, Capgemini, Costain, Deloitte and Mitie have electrified more than 50% of their fleets as they target full electrification by 2030.

The vehicle leasing company is celebrating after transitioning its company car fleet away from petrol and diesel to battery electric vehicles.

Dynamon’s Zero software analysed TfL’s vehicle telematics data and operational patterns over a 12-month period.

Paul Hollick, chair of the Association of Fleet Professionals, examines the challenges fleets are facing around SMR for electric vehicles.

Hived is growing its zero-emission parcel delivery fleet with the addition of 11 Mercedes-Benz electric HGVs.

Domino’s Pizza Group is starting an electric van trial marking a further step towards the group’s ambition to reduce emissions across the business.

Royal Mail’s 6,000th electric van has been deployed at Manchester Mail Centre, adding to 15 others already at the site used for deliveries and collections.

Mistrust of valuation forecasts, more vehicle recalls and the challenge of closing an EV servicing gap to define Britain's struggling automotive market in 2025.

Truline has upgraded 109 vehicles of its 500-strong fleet with Prohire and its alternative fuels division Progreen in a major fleet renewal programme.

New on-foot deliveries also launched across central London, with pilots developed in partnership with the London Boroughs of Hackney, Westminster and Islington.

BT Group, which includes Openreach, has placed one of the largest orders ever for a fleet of fully electric commercial vehicles.

The AA is adding 30 full-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to its low-carbon roadside service fleet.

In a significant milestone in its ambitious journey towards net-zero, Mitie has welcomed the 6,000th electric vehicle to its fleet.

B&Q is deploying new electric delivery trucks to help it hit its Scope 1 and 2 net zero target by 2040.

The new white paper is designed to bust 10 of the most common myths surrounding used electric vehicles.

The maintenance of hybrid and fully electric cars takes longer, compared to internal combustion engine vehicles, according to ATS Euromaster.

The first electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV), deployed via the eFreight 2030 consortium, has joined Welch’s Transport.

Veolia and Hammersmith and Fulham Council have added eight new electric cargo bikes to expand the fleet to 20 new electric vehicles

Two-in-five global fleets expect that half or more of their fleet would be composed of electric vehicles by 2030

The cost of electric vehicles is holding back two-in-five businesses from switching to electric, according to the latest Europcar EV barometer.

Cardiff University has deployed new electric vehicles on its fleet to help towards achieving its net-zero emissions goals.

Carbon reduction is the primary reason for LCV fleets to transition from diesel and petrol to electric vehicles (EVs), according to Northgate.

ATC has invested £19 million (€22.5m) with five electric Volvo trucks and two Volkswagen ID Buzz vans as part of its electrification plans.

Europcar Mobility Group UK has reduced its average company car CO2 emissions from 129g/km to 29g/km in the last three years.

A new whitepaper highlights the “extensive” savings fleet managers can expect from electrifying their fleets.

DfT publishes new guidance on the Government’s commitment that all of the cars and vans it operates will be zero emission by 2027.

New data from Epyx shows advantages in both the amount spent on SMR and the number of garage visits for EVs.

A third of DPD’s final mile van fleet is now electric and 95% of its transport fleet is running on HVO.

Currently, just over a quarter of Liquid’s passenger car fleet are mild and plug-in hybrids.

Part of the company’s plans to achieve net zero by 2040, the new electric vehicles will start being rolled out across the UK from August.

A pilot for electric recycling and waste collection vehicles has delivered reductions in noise pollution and emissions.

Zero Mission platform is designed to ensure commercial fleets can efficiently deploy and manage EVs at scale.

Carbon-neutral parcel courier Packfleet has highlighted several challenges that are proving problematic to electrifying van fleets.

The trade body is reporting an increase in membership as fleets look for help electrifying operations.

Tom Middleditch, head of electric mobility at Europcar Mobility Group UK, highlights a key issue affecting fleet managers in the aftermath of the General Election.

A Government-funded initiative is aiming to to maximise the efficiency of zero-emission emergency service vehicles with new technology.

Around 10% of the UK’s car rental fleet has a plug – either fully electric or hybrid – new research from the BVRLA suggests.