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Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK has today revealed that they’ll have fully transitioned their car fleet to zero emissions Electric Vehicles (EV / BEVs) by 2026, which is a full year ahead of schedule. This forms part of the group’s commitment to achieving Net Zero across its operations by 2030 (i.e. removing as many emissions as they produce).
The vehicle leasing company, Arval UK, has been helping Vodafone to introduce battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to their fleet since 2019. In 2020, just 16% of the company’s car fleet were BEVs, with PHEVs (plug-in hybrids) comprising 29%. Petrol and diesel cars were then removed from choice lists altogether in 2021, with PHEVs following in 2023.
So far, Vodafone UK has deployed around 300 EVs and the rollout will now complete in 2026, instead of the original target for 2027.
Craig Login, Property Contract Manager at Vodafone UK, said:
“We have been pursuing a determined electrification strategy for our car fleet, driven by both our overall corporate environmental objectives and demands from drivers for zero emissions options.
With the help of Arval UK, we adopted a very structured approach to electrification, looking at everything from detailed whole-life cost modelling through to regularly meeting with manufacturers to ensure the latest electric cars meeting our needs were available.”