Which fleet vehicles should you switch to electric first?

Start with vehicles that return to base every night and cover well under their loaded range. Vans on the same round each day, such as courier, trades and service runs, are usually the easiest.

Three questions decide it

1. How far does it go each day? Compare daily km with the range at your usual payload, not the advertised figure.
2. What does it carry? A heavier payload uses more energy, and batteries can reduce how much a vehicle can carry.
3. Where does it park overnight? A vehicle parked at your site is simple to charge. Take-home vehicles need a home charging plan.

Which vehicles to leave until later

• Long or changing routes
• Regular heavy towing
• Remote work, far from public fast charging
• Vehicles with no spare time to charge

Start small

Two or three vehicles is a sensible first step. Run them for a few months, compare the real km, kWh and cost, then decide on the next group.

The saving depends on how far a vehicle travels. The yearly cost calculator shows the daily km where electric starts to pay off for your vehicles.