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Photo: Flickr.com photo by Maarten Takens (CC BY-SA 2.0 license)<\/em><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Although many fleets have already implemented pilot programs, electrifying a fleet at scale involves much more than just adding more EVs and chargers incrementally.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Steep Climb Ahead \u2014 How Fleet Managers Can Prepare for the Coming Wave of Electrified Vehicles offers a comprehensive assessment of how major US fleet managers are approaching the electrification of their fleets, according to a recent press release. It is based on RMI\u2019s survey of 91 fleet managers operating large fleets, as well as 18 in-depth interviews conducted with fleet managers representing a cross-section of fleet types, including cities and states, utilities, universities, corporations, and delivery services. The report also explores the current landscape of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and identifies what will be required to scale up EV adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cElectrifying fleets represents the biggest near-term opportunity to drive EV adoption with large buyers and cut transportation emissions,\u201d said Britta Gross, the managing director of RMI\u2019s Carbon Free Mobility program. \u201cAnd the sheer size of these fleets can be leveraged to remove market barriers and drive down costs that are hampering electrification across all transportation sectors. In Steep Climb Ahead, our aim is to prepare these fleets for the challenges ahead, because their success is key to the widespread adoption of EVs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey found that most fleet managers expect to adopt electric models for the majority of their light-duty cars, trucks, and SUVs over the next decade. Most organizations have committed to reducing their carbon emissions by preferentially choosing EVs for new vehicle purchases where they are deemed to be suitable for a given use case and duty cycle. Light-duty passenger vehicles are ready for electrification now. Suitable electric models of pickup trucks and heavier vehicles will be available in the next two to five years.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, few organizations are currently equipped to understand and account for the actual costs of owning and operating EVs, or to compare those costs accurately to their existing fleets of conventional internal combustion engine vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although many fleets have already implemented pilot programs, electrifying a fleet at scale involves much more than just adding more EVs and chargers incrementally. For many organizations, it will mean restructuring their internal business processes, including procurement, accounting, long-term capital project planning, fiscal budgeting, operations, and more. It will also require a more extensive relationship with their local utilities, more proactive involvement with city and county officials, and a cohesive, integrated strategy across an organization, from the C-suite to individual organizational units.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other key findings from the survey and interviews include:<\/span><\/p>\n