electric fleet - costs and incentives
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Electric fleet news 5 Aug 2022Electric vehicle SMR price hike warning for fleets
The average transaction value of a service for an EV is currently about 22% less than an equivalent internal combustion engine car, new data suggests.
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Opinion 4 Aug 2022Debunking the whole life costs of EVs
Ashley Barnett, head of fleet consultancy at Lex Autolease, looks at whole life cost of EVs and debunks some of the myths surrounding costs vs ICE.
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Electric fleet news 2 Aug 2022EV drivers face eight-fold charging cost increase
EV drivers could pay up to eight times more to charge their car at home this winter, if they don’t make use of smart tariffs.
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Electric fleet news 1 Aug 2022Majority of fleets believe AER should be 10ppm or more
Just one in eight drivers (12.2%) thinks that the current 5ppm reimbursement rate reflects the true cost of charging an EV, according to a Fleet News poll.
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Electric fleet news 5 Jul 2022Fleets to invest £13.6bn in EVs during 2022
UK businesses are set to invest £13.6 billion in electric vehicles (EVs) and supporting infrastructure, this year.
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Electric fleet news 29 Jun 2022EV company car switch away from ICE to ease cost-of-living
Arval UK says the savings for employees who are able to switch from petrol or diesel to an electric company car could help counter the cost-of-living crisis.
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Leasing 28 Jun 2022Alphabet launches new salary sacrifice product
Alphabet has launched a new salary sacrifice product for its corporate customers.
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Electric fleet news 23 Jun 2022Hundreds of businesses sign-up to EV salary sacrifice scheme
Octopus Electric Vehicles has hit a milestone of more than 1,500 companies joining its salary sacrifice scheme in just over a year since its launch.
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Electric fleet news 22 Jun 2022Case studies needed to increase advisory electricity rate (AER)
A call for case studies that can be used to support a push for an increase in the current advisory electricity rate has been made by the AFP and the BVRLA.
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Opinion 22 Jun 2022The three biggest benefits from making the switch to an EV fleet
Dee Humphries, electric vehicle (EV) solutions director at Equans identifies the three biggest benefits from making the switch to an EV fleet.
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Electric fleet news 16 Jun 2022
Fleets say rising fuel costs make EVs more appealing
Rising fuel costs are making most businesses with company cars seriously consider switching to EV and hybrid models (86%), new research from iCompario suggests.
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Electric fleet news 15 Jun 2022Fleet industry: Axing of plug-in car grant criticised
The decision to scrap the plug-in car grant (PiCG) has been labelled “premature” and “disappointing” by the fleet and leasing industry.
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Electric fleet news 14 Jun 2022
Plug-in car grant for electric vehicles pulled by Government
The Government has withdrawn the plug-in car grant (PiCG), which was worth up to £1,500 off an electric vehicle (EV), with immediate effect.
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Electric fleet news 9 Jun 2022
New digital platform to help businesses electrify vehicles
Tusker and Diode have developed a new platform to provide greater levels of support to businesses looking to help their employees switch to electric vehicles.
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Electric fleet news 7 Jun 2022
Scottish Government commits £30m to zero emission transport
The funding will support zero emission community transport and car clubs in addition to funding interest free loans for electric vehicles (EVs).
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Fleet industry 6 Jun 2022Fleet briefs: Latest industry news from Octopus, Quartix, Grosvenor Leasing, Maxus and BCA
Octopus Electric Vehicles secures HSBC UK funding for its salary sacrifice scheme and Quartix announces the launch of an electric vehicle (EV) planning service.
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Electric fleet news 26 May 2022
Insurance rates for EV drivers too high, says Fleet Evolution
Fleet Evolution says that insurance rates have increase by between 150% and 300% for electric cars in recent months.
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Electric fleet news 24 May 2022Accelerate to Zero programme launched by Shell Fleet Solutions
Shell Fleet Solutions has launched Accelerate to Zero, a programme aimed at supporting fleets in their efforts to meet sustainability targets.
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Fleet industry 17 May 2022
Fleet switch to electric brings leasing into focus for SMEs
The high purchase price of electric vehicles is persuading small and medium enterprise fleets to consider leasing, says FleetCheck.
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Leasing 10 May 2022Flexible contract management key to EV multi-cycle leasing, says Sofico
The development of multi-cycle leasing requires flexible software capable of managing subsequent leases of the same asset, says Sofico.
