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Now that we are all settling well into 2022, it’s been good to take a few moments to think about last year and all of the contributions made with the increasing adoption of, and transition to, electric vehicles. It was only towards the tail end of 2020 that the government announced its historic step towards net zero – banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. It still feels like yesterday, doesn’t it?

Here at DriveTech HQ, we had long been anticipating such a move and were thrilled to see such a welcome uptick in demand for driver training and EV familiarisation as a result of the announcement. We were very excited, too, to strengthen our relationship with GreenFleet by working collaboratively on several exciting events throughout the year.

EVROS (the EV Rally of Scotland) was a particular highlight. An intrepid team of drivers from varied industries committed to driving across Scotland in electric vehicles, a total of 1200+ wet and windy miles, demonstrating the relevance and practicality of electric vehicles and the increasingly robust and widespread charging and infrastructure provisions. Team DriveTech, official driver training partner of EVROS, demonstrated that electric vehicles are not only a good choice from an environmental perspective, but also that they are an absolutely viable, practical and affordable option for commercial fleets. In the right hands, and with the right training, EVROS helped to demonstrate that all fleets should be considering an electric transition sooner rather than later.

And of course, who could forget the GreenFleet Awards where so many worthy individuals within the world of alternatively fuelled vehicles were rewarded for their contributions to environmental excellence within the fleet and transport sector. For DriveTech, it was a particularly proud moment to have our own Emma Loveday (UK Commercial Development Manager) awarded 2021 ‘EV Champion’. Emma was not only involved in EVROS, but had also been a regular expert contributor to GreenFleet’s online commercial events. It was humbling to see DriveTech and Emma recognised for their hard work.

The pace of change within the last twelve months has been breath-taking. Rest assured, DriveTech will be doing all it can to power up driver training and education for the private and public sector in 2022.

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