SMALL businesses expect to switch to all electric fleets within the next 20 years according to a survey commissioned by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi LCV business.

It revealed that two thirds of small business owners and decision makers expect their fleets to be fully EV by that times with 50% of them expecting this to happen in half that time as  they consider environmental sustainability of high importance. 

This comes at a time when automakers are increasing their efforts to respond to a growing customer need for sustainable vehicles, as businesses prepare for tighter emissions regulations and seek ways to address climate change.

The research also showed that the higher the turnover of the company and the bigger the fleet, the more important sustainability is to them.

Ashwani Gupta, Senior Vice President of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi LCV business, said: “These results show that the electrification of fleets is increasingly on the minds of our customers – not just for the financial efficiencies that EVs can deliver, but because environmental sustainability is clearly crucial to the future of their businesses.

“I’m impressed at how optimistic these fleet managers are about the speed in which their vehicles will be fully electrified.”