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National UK network operator Openreach (BT) has revealed that they’ve just put their 6,000th EV (Electric Vehicle) on the road to support their broadband and phone engineers (up from 4,300 at the start of 2025), which is currently expected to reach 7,000 EVs by the end of March 2026.
The operator, which manages the second-largest commercial vehicle fleet in the UK (i.e. 23,000 vehicles), is currently aiming to upgrade the “vast majority” of their diesel-powered vans and cars to EVs by the end of March 2031 (supporting their Net Zero target for the same date).
To support the transition, Openreach have been installing EV charging points at operational sites and engineers’ homes to support convenient overnight charging. The company has also previously built a partnership with First Bus, so engineers can charge their vans at First Bus depots, taking pressure off public charging points and making life easier for those who live in flats.
Most of the network operator’s EVs have come from Ford, Stellantis (e.g. Vauxhall), Toyota, and Renault.