How to deploy a sustainable EV Fleet - Drive to Net Zero Podcast

Drive to Net Zero

This is a thought leadership conversation around the migrating to an EV Fleet and the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Guests:

Lorna McAtear, National Grid’s Fleet Manager

Steve Winter – Head of Fleet @ British Gas

Olly Craughan – Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at DPD

Topics discussed in this episode:

THE FLEET

1. How many vehicles are there in your existing fleets, what proportion are EV, and do you have a target to move towards?

2. How should companies approach transitioning their fleets to EV? Is it a software or a hardware conversation?

3. What are the key challenges facing companies in electrifying their fleets? (e.g. infrastructure, finance, policy, consumer adoption/attitudes)?

4. What are some best practices, in how National Grid, British Gas and DPD are driving forward the transition of their fleets to 100% zero emissions?

5. What are the cost challenges and benefits of deploying an EV Fleet? Where can businesses source finance for EV fleet and infrastructure?

6. Is there support to you for change? From Government? From the business? Who can fleet operators speak to?

7. What is expected of stakeholders in the transport ecosystem to support electrification, including policymakers and consumers? Why is a coherent, coordinated effort (across supply, demand, and infrastructure) so important?

8. When should listeners make decisions on EV Fleet conversion?

THE DRIVER

1. Has driver behaviour changed since their transition to EV?

2. What did you need to tell the drivers?

3. Where do drivers perform most of their EV charging? What is the % in your opinion?

THE JOURNEY

1. Have driving patterns altered due to the switch from Ice to EV?

CLOSING QUESTION

1. If you have 1 piece of advice for your migration from ICE to EV, what would it be?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• No resources mentioned
  

Additional resources:

• The Schneider electric emobility web pages: - Evolution of Mobility Solutions
  
• https://www.se.com/uk/en/work/solutions/for-business/automotive/evolution.jsp
  
• The Schneider Electric Utilities web pages – Power Generation and Smart Grid. https://www.se.com/uk/en/work/solutions/for-business/electric-utilities/
  
• Smart Grid pages - https://www.se.com/uk/en/work/solutions/for-business/electric-utilities/
  
• Smart Homes pages - https://www.se.com/uk/en/home/partners/home-builders/