What Van? Britain's biggest and best van buyers' guide

Probably one of the biggest challenges employers face in making the transition to zero is winning over the hearts and minds of their drivers. And that’s particularly critical in the world of vans where employees often have to meet delivery targets. The spectre of range anxiety still weighs heavy.

For businesses that want to get on the road to zero emissions, the key is to give drivers confidence in the ‘how, where and when’ of electric motoring.  

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The big question is how to do this in a way that provides useful learnings, while avoiding any detrimental impact on productivity – especially when there is so much external pressure on operating costs. Renting electric vehicles is a particularly effective solution. After all, a short test-drive, even if it’s for a week or more, doesn’t really deliver the insight employers and their drivers need to understand the true impact of adding electric to their fleet. 

What’s needed is real-world experience before making the big move because there is a big difference between those companies who are doing lots of short runs, such as courier and local delivery companies and those who are transporting goods and people on longer motorway journeys, for example. How electric vans can be utilised in either scenario needs to be considered along with availability of charging points and the time it takes to recharge a vehicle.