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Phevs: the Future of Your Fleet? WHITE PAPER PHEVs: The future of your fleet? WHITE PAPER #GETFUTUREREADY Lombard Vehicle Solutions | WHITE PAPER Lombard Vehicle Solutions | WHITE PAPER Contents #GetFutureReady Foreword ...............................................................................3 We’re on the cusp of great change in our industry. Executive Summary .......................................................4 It’s an exciting time. Witnessing the stuff of science fiction turn into a reality is a fascinating experience. From the emergence of autonomous vehicles and sustainable fuels, to the availability of ‘on-demand’ travel at the touch of your smartphone. Chapter 1: PHEV Trial. Background ...........................5 But it’s also a daunting time. New legislation, changing taxation and unfamiliar Martin Reeves technology will all play a role in shaping the future of your fleet. Chapter 2: PHEV Trial. How did we do it? ...... 6 – 7 Head of Sales Working out exactly what that future looks like, while juggling the daily demands of a Chapter 3: PHEV Trial. The results ..................... 8 – 9 successful fleet, will be your greatest challenge. Chapter 4: PHEV Trial. Conclusions ........................ 10 That’s why, through our in-house expertise and industry knowledge, we’re empowering you to #GetFutureReady. We’ll put the spotlight on mobility innovations and translate Partner Profile: Energy Saving Trust ......... 11 – 12 them into practical tools and advice that you can apply to your own business. Our vision is to play an active role in ‘Creating the future of mobility’ for our customers What our drivers had to say .................................... 13 by working together to encourage new ideas and develop brilliance in our sector. Partner Profile: Chargemaster....................... ......... 14 This white paper is the first in a series of tools that support this vision. Chapter 5: PHEVs. Are they for you? Martin Reeves A step-by-step guide .........................................15 – 20 Partner Profile: Go Ultra Low ................................... 21 Foreword. Speak to the experts ................................................... 22 I was lucky enough to visit the Lombard The problem is, there’s still rather a lot of Vehicle Solution’s team at their partner, scepticism around these types of vehicles. ALD Automotive’s, head office in Bristol I encounter it often. Do they have enough last summer when I was filming a video range? Are they more expensive than about ultra-low emission vehicles with diesel or petrol? Are there enough public the Energy Saving Trust. I was amazed to charge points available to power them? see how they’d embraced Electric Vehicles Robert Llewellyn (EVs) within their business. But I was What drivers and fleet decision makers Best known for his role in Red particularly impressed with how they were need is clear guidance and hard facts so Dwarf and as presenter of then using that expertise to help their they can make informed decisions. That’s Scrapheap Challenge and Carpool, customers switch to electric too. why the results of this Plug-In Hybrid Robert is an electric vehicle (PHEV) trial are so important. This white enthusiast and founder of the I’ve long been an advocate of EVs for paper is a useful tool for any company Fully Charged Show which aims personal use. I, myself, have driven over intrigued by what PHEVs have to offer but to demystify electric vehicles and 150,000 miles in them! That’s why I’m need assurance that they are making the renewable energy. thrilled that company car drivers are now right decision. also realising the benefits. And companies, www.fullychargedshow.co.uk like Lombard Vehicle Solutions, are helping them along the way. Robert Llewellyn #GETFUTUREREADY 3 Lombard Vehicle Solutions | WHITE PAPER Lombard Vehicle Solutions | WHITE PAPER | Chapter 1. Executive Summary. PHEV Trial. Background. With the Government’s growing emphasis on improving UK air quality, signified by the Background. choice of car for those curious about EVs Our approach. changes to diesel taxation in April 2018, plans for the introduction of Clean Air Zones The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has but wanting the comfort of a petrol or Whatever the result, we planned to share and the 2040 deadline, there is little doubt that we’ll be seeing increasing numbers of increased dramatically in the last 5 years. diesel back-up engine. For many businesses the outcome with fleets and their drivers electric vehicles on our roads over the next 5 to 10 years. Improving technology has extended range these vehicles provide a stepping stone so that they could make a well-informed capabilities and manufacturers have been towards a fully electric fleet. In fact, in decision about this type of electric vehicle, What that future looks like for fleets, however, is not quite so clear. Is the technology and able to bring a variety of appealing models December 2017, Plug-In registrations YTD without the need to undertake costly and infrastructure ready to cope with the amount of mileage covered by business drivers? to market. This, combined with low to zero increased by over 25% when compared time consuming research themselves. 20 with the previous year**. CO2 emissions and desirable tax benefits, Lombard Vehicle Solutions UK company car To sharpen this image, we replaced 20 traditional company cars with one particular type of means the playing field is slowly beginning to drivers were allocated a Mercedes C350e But recent noise in the press has actually electric vehicle: the Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). level out between the EV and the traditional PHEV, each with a ProFleet telematics Matt Dale threatened to undermine their low emission combustion engine. device installed that would monitor the Here’s what we learned: Consultancy status, questioning the testing mechanisms Services Manager performance of the vehicle over the 6 While there are still some barriers employed to measure their CO2 emissions PHEV technology is viable for a variety of different driver profiles covering a range of months of the trial. Matt leads Lombard Vehicle preventing wide scale EV adoption (e.g. a and economy ratings. mileages and journey types now, possibly more than fleets realise. Solutions’ Consultancy Services perceived lack of charging infrastructure), Each driver had a unique daily journey, So where does this leave fleet Suitability is key when applying PHEVs to fleet drivers. Beyond 20,000 miles per annum, Team and has over 30 years’ perhaps a more significant stumbling block driving style and weekly mileage which managers and their drivers? the associated benefits begin to diminish. experience in the motor industry. is the lack of clear information currently allowed us to assess the capability of Crowned ‘Unsung Fleet Hero’ available about the different types of EV Confused, possibly misinformed and the vehicles across a range of driving In the trial, driver attitude was a key determinant of PHEV success. Regular charging by the Energy Saving Trust in and their various benefits. certainly no clearer as to whether PHEVs conditions. and an economical driving style appeared to be conducive to a better vehicle 2017, Matt uses his extensive are a viable choice of vehicle. performance and enabled some high mileage drivers to achieve an impressive MPG. knowledge of alternative fuels In a recent survey, we found that 32% of Dissatisfied with the lack of reliable and financial analysis to support company car drivers would consider an Substantial cost savings can be made from both the fleet and driver’s perspective. information available about PHEVs, we set Dissatisfied with the lack of businesses to develop sustainable Alternatively Fuelled Vehicle (AFV) for their next model but would need more out to improve the situation for fleets by reliable information available The benefits go beyond the monetary savings however, including the ability to reduce and cost effective mobility information about them in order to make carrying out our own in-house trials. about PHEVs, we set out to fleet CO emissions and encourage positive changes to driving style that can help to policies. 2 a decision*. improve the situation for fleets improve the safety of drivers. Our goal was to uncover the reality of this by carrying out our own EV technology is still a fairly new concept type of electric vehicle across a range of As the range of PHEVs continues to increase and the UK charging network gathers pace, for many and the information available for driving styles, mileages and journey types, in-house trials. fleets will find that these vehicles are suitable for even more of their drivers with higher those wanting to learn more can be far from reflective of typical fleet conditions. We annual mileages. straightforward and, at times, conflicting. set out to answer the question, “Can fleets viably replace diesel and petrol vehicles with In the meantime, for the proportion of the fleet where these vehicles aren’t yet a practical A good example of this is the Plug-In Hybrid PHEVs?” alternative to diesel or petrol, businesses have the opportunity to build PHEVs into a (PHEV). PHEVs appear to be a sensible more holistic mobility strategy. For example, drivers that have a higher annual mileage could benefit from a more flexible approach to travel which comprises a mixture of transportation types and fuels. In a recent survey, we found that *The Pulse Survey 2016-17 was conducted 32% of company car drivers would on over 500 drivers from different fleet sizes and across consider an Alternatively Fuelled the UK, between April 2016 and June 2017 Vehicle (AFV) for their next model **SMMT – December 2017 – EV Registrations What are Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs)? but would need more information about them in order to make a PHEVs are powered by an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and a battery decision*. electric motor. The range of the battery is typically between 15 – 40 miles, with most PHEVs running on pure electric up to 70 mph. To fully charge the battery the vehicle must be plugged in via a vehicle charge point or 3 pin plug.
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