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Electric Vehicle Interest Growing Among Fleets<\/h3>\n

In recent years, interest in alternative-fueled vehicles, in particular EVs, has gained a second wind, with renewed examination from a wide variety of fleets.<\/p>\n

In recent years, interest in alternative-fueled vehicles, in particular EVs, has gained a second wind, with renewed examination from a wide variety of fleets.<\/p>\n

There are various reasons for this, but what is catching the attention of many has been the onslaught of future product announcements from OEMs on forthcoming hybrids and battery-electric vehicles (BEV), with some OEMs stating that every model in their product lineup will have either a hybrid or BEV counterpart.<\/p>\n

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Dave Meisel, Quanta Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere is so much publicity about electric vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions that it feels like the industry may see a greater migration to these types of alternate-fuel technologies in the near future,\u201d said Dave Meisel, executive vice president \u2013 operations for Quanta Services.\u00a0\u201cThat will be a huge change for the way the industry does business ranging from the skills of our technicians to the limitations of charging or fueling infrastructure to incremental regulatory or compliance requirements to name just a few. No one knows exactly where it is going to go or when, but rest assured the impact on the industry will be huge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is also a generational demographic change occurring in the commercial fleet industry, which is increasing overall receptivity by these next-gen users to operate alternative-fuel vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Tom Callahan, Donlen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cCO2 emissions reduction is a global trend and next-gen employees have bought in \u2014 it isn\u2019t going away,\u201d said Tom Callahan, president of Donlen.<\/p>\n

In addition, many U.S. fleets are being asked by their European-headquartered parent company to conform to corporate-wide sustainability targets.<\/p>\n

Also, a growing number of multinational companies have committed to become carbon neutral or go all electric in the next five to 10 years. One example is the EV100 initiative, which is a global business initiative designed to fast-track the uptake of electric vehicles and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Globally, there is an ongoing proliferation of corporate initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with European fleets in the vanguard. European environmental regulations are migrating from CO2 reductions to reductions in aggregated emissions, which include not only CO2, but also NOx and particulates. Despite the high cost, many companies, in all global regions, remain fully committed to achieving self-imposed sustainability targets, especially multinational corporations.<\/p>\n

In the U.S., there are six key factors that are driving (or impeding) fleet sustainability programs:<\/p>\n