UK named most-suited market for fleet electrification in Europe

The UK has been identified as the most suited major market in Europe for fleets to go electric, a report from Geotab finds.
 
It suggested that two-thirds of UK vehicles currently operated by private and public sector organisations could go electric  - in terms of range capability and making economic  sense.

The UK’s EV suitability compares favourably to other markets covered in the report, which includes Canada (with an EV suitability of 50%), Spain (43%), the United States (38%), Germany (35%), Italy (28%), France (20%).
 
In its ‘Taking Charge’ report, Geotab analysed driver data from 1.3 million vehicles across seven countries over 12 months.

David Savage, Geotab vice president for the UK and Ireland, said that British businesses need to "double down" on fleet electrification."

He added that this is "not just for the good of the environment and our collective climate goals, but for their bottom line."

It also found that EVs could prevent the use of 2.2 billion gallons of fuel while avoiding approximately 19 million metric tons of CO2 emissions over the next seven years.