31 July 2025

Could You Transition Your Fleet to EVs?

With the 2030 ban on buying new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars looming, many drivers and fleet operators are looking at switching to electric vehicles (EVs) early. However, some people are cautious of the switch, thinking that the change will come with inconveniences attached.

Driving an EV will come with some different considerations, as well as a wave of new jargon that might not make sense at first, so we’ve created a quick guide to see if transitioning your fleet to EVs would negatively impact your business.

For many first-time EV drivers, range is their biggest concern. Range is a term used to put a value on how many miles an EV can travel on a single charge, which will also dictate the capacity of the vehicle’s battery. It’s understandable that many first-time EV drivers want to pick the car with the longest range possible, but a longer range means a bigger battery, which also means a bigger price tag.

Data from the SMMT released in 2024 showed that the average range of an EV is around 236 miles – which isn’t a far cry from the average range of a petrol car too – and even the affordable, entry level Dacia Spring comes with a range of 140 miles. This may sound like a lot, but if you consider the daily and weekly usage of a vehicle, you may find that this would actually cover the general usage of the car. Let’s look at a scenario:

If you drive 15 miles each way to the office three times a week in a Dacia Spring, you’ll be covering 90 miles per week. In the entry level Dacia Spring – the cheapest EV on the market – you’ll still have 50 miles spare per week to travel to meetings, the shops, or to visit friends and family.

Some EV naysayers will say that using things like air conditioning or cold weather will lower your EV range, which is partially true, but not as severe as you might expect. Air conditioning could take up to 10 miles off your range per hour of use, but that’s less than 10% of your total range – and cold weather will take a similar amount off your range.

However, it’s worth considering in this scenario how regularly you’ll be able to charge your EV before you start looking at a more expensive car with a longer range.

A few places you should consider where you can charge are:

• At home
• At work
• In a public car park
• At the shops

Some EV drivers are even sharing home chargers with friends, relatives, and neighbours and paying them for electricity usage too!

We understand that switching to an EV can be daunting for some drivers, but the short summary is that most drivers will be able to switch to an EV today and it wouldn’t negatively impact them at all.

If you’re an employer looking to roll out an EV benefit scheme for your staff, get in touch with us, and a member of team will be able to help.