- Fleets are starting to consider the relative efficiency of different EV models due to increases in the cost of charging, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).
- Indeed, some manufacturers are getting reputations for EV efficiency while others are seen as the opposite.
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) Chair, Paul Hollick, said the gaps between the most and least efficient EVs were striking. Fleet managers were increasingly swapping information on which was delivering the best figures in real-world conditions. He said this was a much more general consideration now than when EVs first began to arrive on fleets when the cheapness of electricity compared with the cost of petrol or diesel seemed to make it less of a priority.
Hollick said, “When EVs started arriving on fleets, fuelling them cost just a fraction of a petrol or diesel vehicle, so there was relatively little attention paid to which had the best miles per kWh figures. However, the price rises seen in the last year or so, with some on-the-go charging costing as much as refuelling an ICE car or van, mean that is no longer the case”.
Hollick added that fleets were even starting to remove EVs with the worst figures from choice lists and sometimes incentivising drivers to choose the most efficient options. Indeed, some manufacturers are getting reputations for EV efficiency while others are seen as the opposite, and choice lists are being modified accordingly.