Major British players come together to electrify transport in the UK
With supportive Government policy in place, the companies’ commitments include going electric and buying 70,000 British-made electric vans by 2030.
Seven major British companies, including the operators of some of the largest commercial vehicle fleets in the country – bp, BT, Direct Line Group, Royal Mail, ScottishPower, Severn Trent and Tesco – have come together to help accelerate the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the United Kingdom.
In the EV Fleet Accelerator Report 2021, published on 29 July 2021, the seven companies – working together as the Electric Vehicle Fleet Accelerator (EVFA) – have outlined a series of urgent actions needed from both industry and Government to deliver the targets.
If the Government delivers on this agenda, the EVFA members have committed to converting the fleets involved to electric vehicles by 2030 and to buying 70,000 British-built vans by 2030 or sooner.
The EVFA grew from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Build Back Better Business Council. It brings together CEOs of companies that own and operate some of the largest van fleets in the UK and companies involved with infrastructure, EV charging, retail and insurance and repair.
The report details how supportive Government policy could help unlock private sector investment of £50 billion in infrastructure and in electric fleets in the UK over the next five years.
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