Building contractor Triton Construction has implemented an EV salary sacrifice scheme, which has brought average CO2 per vehicle down from 117g/km CO2 to 25g/km, reducing tailpipe emissions by around 78%.
Based on an average annual mileage of 20,000 miles per vehicle, total fleet carbon emissions have now fallen from around 94 tonnes of CO2 to around 20 tonnes per year, since the Fleet Alliance scheme was implemented in October 2023.
So far there has been 75% take-up of electric cars from a range of manufacturers including Polestar, Ford, VW, BMW, Volvo, Toyota. Plug-in hybrids have come from Jaecoo and VW. Employees have been encouraged to participate in the scheme by the low rates of Benefit-in-Kind taxation and zero emissions, and have been given peace of mind by early termination insurance which is built into the monthly lease rates, because of the transitory nature of the construction industry.
Managing director, Paul Clarkson, said: “The reduction in our average CO2 emissions per vehicle is great news. And, as well as tackling tailpipe emissions, we have installed new air-sourced heating powered by solar panels to generate our own electricity and low voltage lighting throughout to help us move towards a Net Zero carbon environment.”
Another key feature of Triton’s switch to electric has been the installation of EV chargers for employees to use while in work, with seven in the head office car park and a further four at the North West regional office in Birchwood, Warrington.
The company also provides electric fuel cards and offers an interest-free loan for the installation of home charges for all employees.
The Triton fleet is managed through Fleet Alliance’s proprietary cloud-based fleet management and reporting platform, e-Fleet, which helps manage every aspect of the fleet in real time, regardless of funder or fleet provider.
Drivers can research, compare and order their next vehicle directly from an associated app, and can source vehicles specific to their current grade or salary bracket while checking specification, Benefit-in-Kind and whole life cost.
e-Fleet also provides convenient and accurate mileage recording to allow fleet managers to closely monitor accumulating mileages and produce predictive mileage reports for all vehicles.
