Categories: Electric Vehicles, Fleet, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Sustainability

EV shopping increased the most among non-luxury buyers – those hit hardest by higher gas prices – and for electric SUVs versus cars.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10164307/interest-in-evs-and-hybrids-spike-as-fuel-prices-soar

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Fleet, Fleet Forward, Green Fleet, Remarketing

Analysis: The turning point in EV adoption will come as we move beyond early adopters and begin to see mainstream America choose EVs. The full-size pickup...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10160960/ev-sales-ready-to-rise-in-2022-and-e-pickups-will-help

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Fleet, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Vehicle OEM

Sales of pure battery-electric vehicles jumped 72% to a record 147,799, the best quarter ever for EVs.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10160319/new-electrified-vehicle-sales-hit-record-in-q4-2021

Categories: Electric, Electrification, Fleet, Fleet Forward, Green Fleet, Operations

Despite the interest in EVs, cost remains a critical barrier for fleet managers, particularly the larger upfront costs known to deter EV adoption.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10159686/spring-free-ev-cox-automotive-team-up-to-supply-affordable-fleet-evs

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet, Fleet Forward, Fleet Leasing, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Small Fleet

The new company will be known as NewALD and will give the business extensive global reach with a total of 3.5 million vehicles under fleet management.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10159151/ald-automotive-and-leaseplan-merger-to-go-ahead-for-4-9-billion

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet, Fleet Forward, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Small Fleet

It is the highest level of interest in electrified vehicles that the Kelley Blue Book Brand Watch report has ever measured. Electrified vehicles sales soar 60%.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10156549/one-fourth-of-all-3q-car-buyers-considered-evs-or-hybrids

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Fleet, Fleet Management, Hybrids, Maintenance, Operations, Small Fleet

A variety of factors converged to exert upward pressure on preventive maintenance costs, such as longer vehicle service lives due to limited product...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154886/preventative-maintenance-costs-increase-3-5-in-2021

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Charging, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet, Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management as a Service, Gasoline, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Maintenance, Operations, Remarketing, Rental Operations, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Technology, Telematics & Technology, Used Vehicle Values, Vehicle Research

The EV market has totally evolved in the last decade and will continue to change as EVs become more affordable, longer lasting, and more efficient.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154873/evs-residual-values-and-the-total-cost-of-ownership

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Charging, Clean Diesel, Connected Fleets, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet, Fleet Acquisition, Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management as a Service, Fuel, Gasoline, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Maintenance, Mobility, Operations, Remarketing, Safety, Safety & Risk Management, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Technology, Telematics, Telematics & Technology, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

The poll is live for the 2021 Fleet Vehicles of the Year — vote for your favorite car, truck, and/or SUV, share the link, and help contribute to the next...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10155270/fleet-vehicles-of-the-year

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Maintenance, Operations, Procurement, Remarketing, Small Fleet, Suppliers

Supply chain constraints make it difficult to get replacement vehicles leading to extended cycling of those currently in service. This is pushing the...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154775/extended-cycling-part-shortages-stress-warranty-recovery-in-2021