77% of UK fleets have adopted or plan to adopt an electric vehicle (EV) charging strategy, according to the Arval Mobility Observatory Fleet and Mobility Barometer.
The most popular location for fleet EV charging is on company premises, with 48% of businesses charging on site, while 43% use public chargers, and 40% use home charging.
John Peters, head of Arval Mobility Observatory in the UK, said: “With the widespread adoption of EVs in recent years, more and more fleets have been creating formal plans to ensure their drivers have access to the charging they need.
“In our research, we asked questions about three types of charging provision – at home, using public infrastructure and at company premises – and at least in part, our figures show a story of varying degrees of control, cost and availability.
“While installing chargers at work can be expensive, especially at larger premises, they mean businesses can ensure power is available to employees at a reasonable cost.
Small companies were more likely to have implemented or have plans for an EV charging strategy, with 79%.
Medium and large companies were slightly less likely, with 75% of both having or planning on adopting an EV charging strategy.
Large companies were less likely to opt for public charging, with just 33% utilising it in their strategy.
Medium-sized companies preferred public charging or charging on company premises, with 30% of medium-sized companies utilising home charging.
Peters said: “Public charging offers the least control, with erratic access alongside by far the highest level of expense, and fleets who are using this form of provision as part of their policy almost certainly recognise they are having to make compromises in these areas.
“The relatively low figure for home charging is interesting. This route offers guaranteed availability of power and very low costs but because a high proportion of people live in terraced homes and apartments with no space for their own off-street charger, it has an unavoidable ceiling.
“Perhaps fleets recognise this limitation when writing their policies.”
“Only 13% of those involved in the Barometer said they used all three charging methods as part of their formal strategy, which is notable.
“It suggests that businesses are keen to promote certain charging options to their drivers, rather than aiming to deliver choice. We’d suggest this is being done to control charging costs as much as possible.”
For the report, Arval interviewed 300 company decision makers across the UK, with all companies surveyed operating at least one vehicle.
