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Eight years ago, Fleet News<\/em> produced a supplement boldly called \u201c2012: The Year of The Electric Car\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

While there was growing evidence at that time that the technology was about to break through into the mainstream, it turned out we were \u2013 as is sometimes the case \u2013 ahead of our time.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, current political, environmental and technological circumstances suggest that with the dawn of the new decade, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will now really start to gain a firm foothold in the UK fleet sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Part of the reason for this should be that the adoption of BEVs also has the potential to save fleets thousands of pounds per vehicle each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is why it is important that organisations look beyond the P11D price or leasing cost premium that BEVs carry over petrol or diesel vehicles to look at wholelife costs, says Helen Lees, head of electric vehicles and connected services at Groupe PSA.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to focus our customers\u2019 minds on the total cost of ownership of EVs,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you have to pay more up front, or even if your monthly rental is a little higher, the reduced running cost through electricity is much cheaper than petrol or diesel; there is a reduced service, maintenance and repair (SMR) cost from the fact there are fewer mechanical working parts so there is less to replace on every service, and that can change the perception of pricing in the customers\u2019 minds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Here we look at the some of the elements which influence the cost of operating a BEV and what they mean for a fleet operator.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purchase price\/lease rentals<\/span><\/h3>\n

BEVs have traditionally carried a price and leasing premium over petrol or diesel vehicles, with research from Sewells showing this is a major barrier to wider fleet uptake of the technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an example of the differing costs between internal combustion-engined (ICE) cars and their electric versions, the P11D price of the Volkswagen e-Golf starts at \u00a331,020, while the ICE range \u2013 excluding the GTi hot hatch \u2013 is priced between \u00a319,065 and \u00a330,880.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hyundai\u2019s Kona Electric has a P11D price from \u00a330,695. The ICE models range from \u00a318,330 to \u00a326,245.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sewells\u2019 British Business and Mobility Study found:<\/span><\/p>\n