{"id":6110,"date":"2020-06-15T13:43:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T11:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=6110"},"modified":"2020-06-15T13:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T11:43:16","slug":"fleet-managers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/06\/15\/fleet-managers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: 90% of Fleet Managers Believe EVs are Inevitable Future of Commercial Fleets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>More than half (53%) of all respondents\u00a0would use cost savings from EVs to increase driver wages, according to the survey.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While over 1.3 million electric vehicles are on the road today in the U.S., the market for electric commercial vehicles is just beginning. Findings from a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsara.com\/fleet\/research\/electric-vehicle-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey of fleet managers<\/a> finds that adoption of electric vehicles will depend on cost savings and efficiencies, not just positive environmental impacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When asked what would encourage an organization to purchase EVs, 44% of fleet managers said reducing fuel spend, 44% said reducing maintenance cost, and 37% reducing environmental footprint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsara.com\/fleet\/research\/electric-vehicle-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey<\/a>, conducted in late March by Wakefield Research for telematics provider Samsara, went out to 300 fleet managers in the U.S. across all sizes and industries. (The survey may have included Samsara customers but wasn\u2019t specific to them.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the survey, 90% of fleet managers believe electric vehicles are the inevitable future of commercial fleets. Regarding the timeline, 32% responded that they believe fleets will be one quarter electric within five years,\u00a0while 50%\u00a0believe in 10 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to respondents, switching to electric vehicles requires these needs to be met:<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-incontent01\" class=\"banner-im\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Data analysis\u00a0on fleet suitability for EVs<\/li>\n<li>Identifying suitable\u00a0charging station network\u00a0providers and chargers<\/li>\n<li>Custom materials to drive\u00a0internal leadership support\u00a0for EVs<\/li>\n<li>EV\u00a0model recommendations\u00a0based on fleet management data<\/li>\n<li>One on one\u00a0consultation \/ coaching\u00a0on how to get started with EVs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some 85% of EV owners in the survey reported that traditional vehicles cost more to maintain than electric vehicles. More than half (53%) of all respondents\u00a0would use cost savings from EVs to increase driver wages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In other findings, 94% of fleet managers say that COVID-19 will impact their operations more than any single event in the past decade. However, fleet managers of EVs seem more optimistic about weathering the storm: 96% of respondents with EVs in their fleets feel prepared to weather a recession, while 72% of non-EV owners feel prepared.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To help fleet owners build their fleet electrification plan, Samsara created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsara.com\/blog\/new-tools-to-help-you-electrify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fleet Electrification Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Fleet Electrification Report compares light-duty vehicles within a fleet and grades them on suitability for candidates for electrification.\u00a0The report uses six major criteria to determine candidacy: vehicle age, average fuel efficiency, average daily range, maximum range, estimate annual fuel savings, and estimated annual emissions saved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-16-gray\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\/authors\/324937\/staff\">WT Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half (53%) of all respondents\u00a0would use cost savings from EVs to increase driver wages, according to the survey. While over 1.3 million electric vehicles are on the road today in the U.S., the market for electric commercial vehicles is just beginning. 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