Van Electrification Whitepaper: Understanding Barriers, Identifying Solutions

This new whitepaper by GREENFLEET, in partnership with Europcar, highlights the pressing challenges slowing the electrification of the UK’s van sector, despite government zero-emission vehicle targets.

Drawing on survey data from GREENFLEET's readership of fleet operators, the whitepaper investigates the operational, and regulatory issues preventing fleets from adopting zero-emission vans at scale and presents a compelling call for more targeted government support, charging infrastructure reform, and industry collaboration.

One of the biggest takeaways from the whitepaper is that range anxiety, high upfront costs, and a lack of van-suitable public charging infrastructure remain the dominant barriers. Forty-five percent of fleet operators using electric vans reported that the ‘real-world range’ fell short of expectations once vehicles were fully loaded and in day-to-day operation.

The white paper concludes with a series of policy and market recommendations to overcome the challenges to van electrification faced by fleet operators.