58% of SMEs considering adding electric vans, Tempcover finds
More than a quarter (27%) of SMEs plan to switch to electric within the next year.
58% of UK SMEs that rely on vans are considering switching to electric models within five years, according to Tempcover.
It found that 30% of UK SMEs have already begun to add electric vans to their operations.
More than a quarter (27%) of SMEs plan to switch to electric within the next year.
9% of SMEs reported that they are undecided and 5% are open to electric vans but have no plans.
Just 4% said they are not considering electric vans. A further 4% said they do not intend to make the switch.
More than half (56%) of SMEs that have not switched said they would consider adding electric vans if their competitors did first, while 63% said upcoming policy changes will guide them towards electric vans.
The most common barriers to switching to electric vans were range concerns, cited by 39%, high upfront costs (29%) and a lack of suitable charging infrastructure (28%).
Other concerns included residual value concerns (18%), performance or reliability concerns (16%) and that charging is too slow (14%).
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