The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has unveiled the new AFP Fleet Academy with an extensive programme of training for 2022.
The launch marks the moment when the AFP takes over all professional tuition activities from the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM). The AFP was formed almost two years ago by uniting the ICFM with the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO).
Paul Hollick, chair at the AFP, explained: “The launch of the AFP Fleet Academy is effectively the last remaining business from the merger between ACFO and the ICFM, and is a very exciting moment for us.
“Over the last year, we have been integrating all of our courses and bringing ICFM members into the AFP. We are now ready to launch our new programme, which we believe provides an outstanding framework for fleet professionals looking to enhance their skills.
“Interest in training across the fleet sector has been increasing in recent years, especially since the start of the pandemic, something that has been prompted in part by a desire to keep on top of emerging trends such as mobility and electrification. We are well-placed to meet this demand.”
The AFP’s 2022 core training programme, based on the previous ICFM structure, offers professional accreditation at three levels – Introductory, Strategic and Advanced – while there are also specialist courses covering electric cars and vans.
Introductory Fleet Management is provided online specifically for new entrants to the industry, enabling them to develop an understanding of vehicle management and policies. It is delivered as online self-paced learning and those who complete the course receive the Introductory Certificate in Fleet Vehicle Management.
Strategic Fleet Management is the benchmark standard for those employed in the co-ordination and management of vehicle fleets, structured around five core competencies – managing communication, establishing processes for administration, understanding fleet vehicle funding and finance, vehicle acquisition and remarketing, and interpreting legislation.
This course leads to the Certificate in Strategic Fleet Vehicle Management as well as Professional of the AFP (PAFP) status, equivalent to the ICFM’s MICFM. It can be taken as self-paced online learning or as a trainer-led face-to-face course consisting of three, two-day modules for groups of up to 12 participants. The latter take place in Tamworth on 22-23rd February, 5-6th April and 7-8th June; and in Leicester on 10-11th May, 5-6th July and 18-19th October; with a further cohort starting in November to be confirmed.
The Advanced Fleet Management course is designed as the ultimate professional standard, helping develop the advanced knowledge and skills required to run complex fleet operations with modules covering leadership, vision and achievement, planning and delivery, managing finance in complex projects, and developing teams.
It leads to the Diploma in Strategic Fleet Vehicle Management, along with Fellowship of The Association of Fleet Professionals (FAFP), equivalent to the ICFM’s FICFM accreditation. Trainer led face-to-face teaching takes place in three, two-day modules for groups of up to 12 participants. Dates are available by contacting the AFP.
The two electric vehicle (EV) courses each last for one day and are designed to help businesses plan their transition to electric cars and vans, enabling participants to develop a structured approach that is right for their individual business.
For car operators, Making the Switch to Electric Vehicles takes place at locations across the country on 9th February, 13th April, 7th June, 4th October and 23rd November. For their van counterparts, Transition to eLCV Fleet will be held on 8th February, 12th April, 8th June, 5th October and 22nd November.
Details about all of the AFP’s courses, including pricing, dates and locations, is available at www.theafp.co.uk. Both of the electric vehicle courses can also be booked online.
Electric vehicle (EV) charging in rural areas and during storms that cause power outages were just two of the issues that fleets said they were attempting to resolve at an Association of Fleet Professional (AFP) webinar held today (15th December).
The session centred around the real world charging experiences of members of the industry body’s Kerbside Charging Group and featured James Rooney, fleet engineer, Centrica; David Fisher, fleet manager, Virgin Media O2; Dale Eynon, director, DEFRA Group Fleet Services; and Simon Gray, head of fleet and travel at SSE.
Dale explained that operating a fleet that largely functioned in rural places was presenting particular challenges: “Large parts of the areas that we need to reach have literally nothing in the way of charging facilities. The public infrastructure is currently very much based around motorways and A roads.
“There are potential solutions, however. One promising avenue is charger sharing, which means that we may be able to access private charging points on a pay-per-use basis using an app. We are also looking at increasing our return-to-base charging capacity, although this has limits.”
Simon explained the issues that the recent Storm Arwen had highlighted in terms of using EVs to respond to emergency situations.
“We had 700 engineers on the ground during Arwen who were trying to restore essential power to homes and businesses. The situation did raise a fundamental question – how do you keep EVs running during a power outage?
“We’re looking into answers to this conundrum and alternative resources may include options such as mobile chargers. Our view is that there will be solutions to this issue but that we just need to identify them.”
The meeting was also told about the AFP’s plans to draw up a national heat map showing where kerbside charging was needed. Based on feedback from 160,000 fleet drivers, this should be available early in 2022.
Paul Hollick, chair at the AFP, said: “Every day we are hearing from fleets, especially van fleets, that want to speed up the electrification of their operations but are being hampered by the problem of charging for drivers who do not have a drive or access to a charger.
“This is generally thought to be about 40% of drivers across all fleets but, when it comes to light commercial vehicles, we believe the figure to be nearer 70%. That means good availability of kerbside charging is essential if van electrification is going to be a success.
“We are in the process of a massive data gathering exercise among operators from both within and outside the AFP to gather postcode information for potential and existing EV drivers who need access to a kerbside charger.
“This is, we believe, an essential task and should open the door to much more widespread fleet EV adoption, much faster, than would occur if government and charging companies were simply trying to estimate where provision was required.”
The AFP’s next webinar takes place at 9.30am on Wednesday 19th January. Called “Alternative Forms of Transport Usage in Your Fleet Policy,” it is designed to help businesses taking their first steps towards adopting mobility solutions.
Anyone who would like to attend any AFP webinar can register through the organisation’s web site at https://www.theafp.co.uk/webinars.
Some unwelcome news today for fleets that are looking to buy EVs in the near future – the Government has suddenly and without notice cut the grants available to support their purchase.
The new measures mean that the car grant is now only available for cars costing less than £32,000, and falls to 35% of RRP up to a maximum of £1,500.For light commercial vehicles, the grant has fallen to £2,500 for vans under 2.5 tonnes and £5,000 for vans 2.5-3.5 tonnes – or again, 35% of RRP. There is also a ceiling of 1,000 LCV grants for each fleet, although this doesn’t apply to leasing companies.
As long as any current car and van orders have already been logged with the manufacturer, the previous grant arrangements should apply but it is probably worth calling your dealer to ensure that this is definitely the case.
We’ve criticised previously the abrupt nature of these changes – the Government should be providing as much stability as possible around its policies when it comes to EV adoption – and this latest announcement, just 10 days before Christmas, very much illustrates why. While we understand there is not an unlimited pot of money available and grants will fall over time, the suddenness and relatively large reduction creates confusion and uncertainty at a time when businesses are taking electrification ever more seriously.
Further details will be provided as and when we have updates.
NEW FLEET BURSARIES ADDED TO AFP CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2022
A range of new fleet bursaries have been launched for 2022, designed to add value to corporate memberships offered by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) as well as increasing access to the organisation.
They mean that service provider members will be able to offer a number of AFP memberships to their own fleet operator customers free of charge. At platinum service provider level, four bursaries are included; at gold level, two; and at silver level, one.
AFP chair Paul Hollick said: “This move will add value for our corporate members, allowing them to provide a benefit with genuine value to a number of their own customers with a need for the kind of specialist support the AFP provides.
“However, the bursaries should also simply allow more people to join us. We’ve been having a debate within the AFP for a while about the fact that there is a huge demand for the services and support that we offer but quite often, those individuals that most need our help can’t get the membership fee signed off, even though it is as low as £99 for individuals.
“The bursaries will provide a valuable new route into the AFP for some of those people.”
AFP corporate memberships for fleet service providers are priced at platinum (£2,000), gold (£1,000), silver (£500) and bronze (£299) levels offering graduated benefits including the number of individual registrations provided, discounts on training and other activities, and the degree of presence on the AFP web site.
There are also two levels of fleet operator membership. The £99 AFP Individual Membership is for single applications from individuals employed in any fleet operator role while the AFP Fleet Operator Membership at £299 is for companies that directly manage car or light commercial vehicle operations and provides membership for a single individual plus registration for other employees within the business who have a fleet stakeholder interest.
Membership benefits include use of the Member of the Association of Fleet Professionals (MAFP) designation and full access to the AFP and ICFM website member area that provides best practice process and procedural guides, an online library of reference material, and access to the AFP Fleet Directory. There is also support from the AFP helpline and unlimited attendance at AFP webinars, seminars and the annual national member conference.
Paul said: “We’ll be having something of a recruitment drive in 2022 for fleet managers because it does feel as though with issues such as post-pandemic fleet management and the drive for electrification, the AFP has a genuine responsibility as a professional industry body to make our expertise available to whoever needs it.”
Further details about joining the AFP can be found at theafp.co.uk.
AFP AND BVRLA CLAIM WIN FOR FLEETS AS AER RATES INCREASED BY 25%
News today that the Advisory Electricity Rates (AERs) for electric vehicles (EVs) have been increased by 25% have been greeted as a win for fleets by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) and British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
The AER has been increased to five pence per mile, according to the HMRC’s web site, following intensive conversations with the two trade organisations.
Gerry Keaney, Chief Executive, BVRLA, said: “The EV market is maturing and is no longer a niche. We need a mileage recompense rate that can adapt to energy prices and charging trends, so we are pleased to see HMRC respond so swiftly to the lobbying from AFP and BVRLA.
“The AER for electric vehicles had not changed since 2018, this uplift is a positive move and shows that the Government is serious about providing a supportive environment for the push to zero emission motoring.”
The previous AER specified was just 4ppm which, added Paul Hollick, AFP chair, which generally failed to cover reimbursement of fuel costs when most individuals are now paying closer to an estimated 18 pence per kwh even when charging at home.
“We very much welcome this move by HMRC. In truth, 5ppm is probably still too low – recent research among our members saw 6-7ppm mentioned as an appropriate rate – but it does represent an increase of 25% in one step, which is quite substantial.
“Importantly, it establishes the principle of revisiting and revising the AER rate as part of conversations between industry bodies and HMRC, which is an important development.”
NINE OUT OF TEN FLEET OPERATORS SAY EV AER RATES NEED REVISING TO ENCOURAGE HOME CHARGING, AFP-NISSAN SURVEY SHOWS
Nine out of 10 fleet operators (91%) believe that current Advisory Electricity Rates (AERs) for electric vehicles (EVs) need revising to encourage home charging, according to a new survey by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) and Nissan.
At present, the AER specified by HMRC is just 4ppm which, said Paul Hollick, AFP chair, completely fails to cover reimbursement of fuel costs when most individuals are now paying closer to an estimated 18 pence per kwh.
“This is a stumbling block for fleets adopting EVs, as responses to the survey show. Some managers even said that it was stopping their electrification process completely because their drivers did not want to be out of pocket in the face of rapidly rising electricity prices.
“While the sample size is quite small – just 45 fleets – it does show that this is being recognised as a very real issue for businesses as they look to adopt electric cars. Everyone knows home charging is essential but the AER creates a very real difficulty.
“Of course, this is not just a driver reimbursement issue. Many fleets have used the AER to calculate their EV whole life costs and are now finding these are well adrift of the results they are now seeing. The AER has become detached from real world finances.”
Paul said that the AFP had been in dialogue with the HMRC over this problem and had made some progress, with the use of an “actual cost” model now being allowed.
“We are continuing lobbying activity and are hopeful of some movement soon. This is an issue that needs to be resolved in order for our sector to speed its conversion away from petrol and diesel vehicles and towards electrification.”
The survey was carried out through the AFP’s new EV hub, created with the support of Nissan and designed to support fleet operators through the process of EV adoption. It features a range of resources including a list of frequently-asked questions about EV operation, and news of upcoming AFP events covering electrification such as training sessions and webinars.
Paul said: “With financial assistance from Nissan, we are now able to provide a range of information to aid our members as they begin to adopt electric vehicles and also carry out these monthly EV surveys. It’s an important element of our digital strategy.”
Also related to EVs, the AFP will be holding a webinar on the issue of kerbside charging at 9am on Wednesday 15th December. Further details can be found on the AFP website at https://www.theafp.co.uk/webinars.
12 areas fleets need to watch in 2022
By Paul Hollick, chair, AFP
Finally, after what seems like an age, fleet managers and their drivers have been returning to something resembling normality towards the close of 2021.
However, getting back behind the wheel is not necessarily a simple matter. At the AFP, we’re seeing two areas of potential risk emerging. One is drivers who have worked in frontline services and industries such as parcel delivery, subsequently being placed under huge pressure during the pandemic. The other is people who have been furloughed or home working, and therefore covered many fewer miles in the last year than previously.
Both groups represent risks and these employees may need proactive management in order to keep them and other road users safe. Linked areas of emerging concern for fleet managers include mental health issues and drug driving.
Company car electrification now has massive momentum and EVs are arriving on fleets in considerable and rapidly growing quantities. This means that we are seeing increased emphasis on issues arising from their day-to-day operation – and by far the biggest of these is charging.
Two issues need resolving. The first is providing infrastructure for those who live in an apartment or terraced house and require access to overnight, on-street charging. At present, this is almost non-existent and massive investment is needed as well as meaningful strategies at both local and national levels. The AFP has formed a new Kerbside Charging Group to help tackle this need. The second is to upgrade the public charging infrastructure, which is coming under considerable pressure because of the growth in EV company cars. Again, the only answer is for large sums of money to be made available.
Also related to the rapid growth in EVs, fleets are developing methods of equitably reimbursing employees who are charging their vehicles at home. AFP lobbying of HMRC – in conjunction with the BVRLA – has been playing a role here with two achievements. Firstly, fleets are now able to use an “actual cost” basis and for calculations and secondly, the AER rate has just been increased from 4ppm to 5ppm.
We very much welcome these changes but further work is needed. The new 5ppm rate works for smaller EVs but, once the range of a car gets up to around 250 miles, the charging cost per mile is higher and we would like to see an AER of 6-7ppm for these, ideally.
Also, many fleets have used the AER rate within their whole life cost calculations and if moving to an actual cost reimbursement model, this will need to be reflected back into vehicles available within particular grades.
If 2021 has been the year when the electric company car has really taken off, 2022 could prove to be the equivalent for the electric van. While there are still holes in the market such as the absence of a commercial 4×4, eLCVs are finally becoming available in a much wider range of designs and payloads.
We are currently seeing operators starting to get to grips with the ways in which these vehicles can be used, given the new strategies that may be required to take account of range and payload.
One area to monitor is the degree to which fleets will look to hydrogen as an alternative. The first production hydrogen panel van becomes available in 2023 and there is considerable interest around its introduction – although factors such as the almost complete absence of a fuelling infrastructure, the cost of hydrogen production, and the need to do so cleanly all remain major barriers.
Before the pandemic, mobility was rapidly gaining pace. Last year, Covid created an unavoidable pause in this process because many mobility services are based on shared use of assets. However, as some kind of normality returns, we are seeing interest in the subject revive quickly. Many fleet managers expect that their professional future lies in evolving into a mobility equivalent and we are seeing strong demand across the AFP for advice, training and guidance in this area.
In 2022, we expect this trend to gather pace, and for more and more organisations to adopt some form of formal mobility strategy. As a result, we believe a mobility allowance could gradually become the favoured choice for those who might otherwise be considering a cash option, initially focused on those that do not wish to have a permanent car on their driveway.
The AFP has produced two guides – “What is Mobility and Mobility Management?” and “How to Deploy a Mobility Solution Within Your Business” – to help steer fleets through their mobility transition.
The semiconductor shortages that have been the main cause of ongoing delays in new car and van production don’t look as though they are going away quickly, with some manufacturers now quoting the end of 2022 for delivery on mainstream models. That means, of course, that the knock-on effects of long waiting lists will continue for a while yet, including fleets hanging onto cars and vans for longer while they await delivery, placing additional demands on service and maintenance strategies, and values in the used vehicle market remaining buoyant because of poor stock supply.
Poor availability of cars and vans is especially hitting daily rental fleets, many of which understandably disposed of large number of units during the pandemic and now find themselves short of vehicles. Like everyone else, they are having sourcing issues and are also unable to access the levels of discount they have enjoyed in recent years.
This means that short term vehicle hire pricing is increasing and will probably continue to do so but also that we are hearing widespread reports of bookings simply not being fulfilled. This is especially an issue for van users, with daily rental demand remaining high in the wake of the pandemic.
For some time, we’ve been calling for the Government to make benefit-in-kind taxation tables for EVs available through to the end of the decade. Currently, information has only been published up until 2024-25, leaving businesses and employees now entering into four year cycles with no indication of what the benefit-in-kind rate will be for 2025-26.
From conversations with tax specialists, we now believe it is likely that this latter figure will be provided soon and also the Government will make its initial thoughts known on road tolling, which very much looks as though it is going to be the future of raising revenue from motor transport of all kinds. It could be the start of a very interesting discussion.
Various Clean Air Zone projects and the extended London ULEZ are now coming into effect right across England and Wales, and in 2022, we will see their Scottish Low Emission Zone equivalents follow across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.
Fleets have been managing the impact of all of these with minimum difficulty, generally moving low emissions vehicles to areas with CAZs. However, this could be having the unintended effect of concentrating older, more polluting cars and vans in non-CAZ location.
The key area of interest now is what will follow these low emissions initiatives and it is interesting to look at the plans announced recently in Birmingham to effectively route all road traffic onto the inner ring road by 2031, with the city centre itself becoming effectively traffic free except for public transport and mobility solutions such as e-scooters. There are even plans to turn over car parking space to other uses. It is difficult to imagine that other cities are not also considering similar strategies and this could have a significant effect on businesses that operate in major urban areas in the medium-long term.
We’ve been cautiously excited about autonomous technology for quite a long time now and 2022 may well be the year that actual self-driving vehicles begin to appear in everyday use. These will initially occupy niche roles – such as buses on strictly controlled routes heading into Cambridge city centre and moving visitors around the NEC site in Birmingham.
The AFP view is that use of high level autonomous technology by mainstream fleets, as opposed to ever more sophisticated ADAS systems, is something that lies some way into the future, but it is encouraging to see these first examples start to appear on roads.
Like autonomous vehicles, connected vehicle data is one of those technologies that has promised to make its way onto fleets for a while but has remained frustratingly just out of reach, despite its obvious potential to make a positive impact on fleet management in all kinds of ways.
The disappointment here is that this kind of information has been potentially available for some time but creating the right commercial conditions for it to be released by motor manufacturers to fleets in useable formats has proven difficult. However, there are signs that may now be changing, and we are optimistic that 2022 could prove to be a watershed year in this respect.
At the AFP, we have been predicting for a little while that car fleet numbers will soon start to grow after successive falls in recent years. This may have been momentarily postponed by the pandemic but we believe that the tide is very much in the process of turning.
Low taxes on EVs are powering a very high level of interest in company cars, including from people who have previously taken cash options, as well creating momentum behind EV-based salary sacrifice schemes, which meet the needs of many employees.
All of this should help to power an electrified renaissance for fleets at a time when the retail sector is still lagging behind.
Edited 25/11/21
A new electric vehicle (EV) hub designed to support fleet operators through the process of electrification has been added to the Association of Fleet Professionals’ (AFP) website with the support of Nissan.
It features a range of specially-created resources including a list of frequently-asked questions about EV operation, upcoming AFP events covering electrification such as training sessions and webinars, and detailed product information.
Additionally, a survey of AFP members will be carried out every month on a different aspect of EVs in a fleet context and the results shared first through the hub.
AFP chair Paul Hollick said: “No subject preoccupies our members in 2021 in the same manner as EVs as they embark on the process of fleet electrification. They want to know about how to choose the right electric cars and vans for their fleet, how to operate them most effectively, how to manage driver uptake, and much more.
“Alongside the wide range of EV support that we already provide, we have been looking to add a specialist resource to our website to help satisfy this thirst for information for some time but financial help was needed to do so, and we are very pleased that Nissan have been able to provide the backing required.
“Our view is that this is very much a partnership. Nissan can credibly claim to have longer term and more in-depth knowledge of EVs than perhaps any other manufacturer, as well as making significant investments in this area in the UK, and we hope to tap into their expertise to help support our members.”
Nic Verneuil, sales director at Nissan, added: ‘‘The world of fleet has changed immeasurably in recent years thanks largely to developments in technology, especially around electrification.
‘‘The landscape for fleet managers has therefore become rather more complex than it used to be. As a brand, Nissan wants to help. Not only do we have the heritage, leadership and expertise when it comes to EV, we have the passenger car and van solutions.
‘‘By partnering with AFP, we can come together to contribute to the valuable work the organisation does for its members and help fleets make the switch to EV.’’
Last month, Nissan unveiled its plans for EV36Zero, a £1 billion flagship EV manufacturing ecosystem in the north east of England. In addition, the company is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations and the lifecycle of its products by 2050. As part of this effort, by the early 2030s, every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets will be electrified.
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New Kerbside Charging Group Formed by AFP
A new kerbside charging group has been formed by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) to solve what the industry organisation describes as the “last stumbling block” to fleet electric vehicle (EV) adoption.
AFP chair Paul Hollick said that the committee had been very much created to try and promote effective on-the-ground solutions for businesses adopting EVs in places where other charging facilities were unavailable.
He said: “Adequate kerbside charging is vital to the corporate fleet sector being able to achieve its 2030 electrification objectives but many are hitting significant problems with those employees that do not have a home charging solution. This is especially the case for people who live in terraced streets or apartments.
“Effective kerbside charging designs are now available from a variety of providers but they are currently fitted in very few places when they really need to be widely available on every street where drivers of EVs live.
“The government has a programme in place where funds are made available for chargers to be installed but it depends on local authorities, many of which are starved of finances, also making a contribution. In our opinion, it is inadequate for the task at hand.
“The new group is designed to push forward progress in a very practical manner. We’ll be working with fleets, charging providers and local authorities to work to ensure that charging is available in the places where it is needed. We’ll be meeting every month and every month we want to be able to show that we are moving forward.”
Initial members of the group include Denise Lane of Capita, David Fisher and Rod Hogg of Virgin Media, Simon Gray of SSE, Duncan Webb of ISS, Dale Eynon of DEFRA, Julie Madoui and Claire Kershaw of Kier, Olly Kunc of OpenReach, Colin Hutt of Clarion Response, James Rooney and Lucy Simpson of Centrica, Lee Jackson of Marston Holdings, Tony Murphy of Murphy Plant, Aaron Powell of Speedy Services, and Simon King of Mitie.
Paul said: “Together, these businesses are operating thousands of EVs and many are finding that more than half of their drivers really need kerbside charging, especially those that are adopting electric vans, whose drivers are proving less likely to have their own driveway.
“At the moment, it’s not an exaggeration to say that they are muddling through with a mixture of depot-based charging and use of high speed public facilities. However, both of these bring sizeable operational compromises, either needing vehicles to return to base or taking time out of the working day for charging.
“One of our initial tasks is to potentially collate all the fleet data, given to us from AFP members, into a centralised portal to map exactly where we need kerbside charge points. We’re hoping to complete this over the next few months.
“To us, solving this problem is really the last stumbling block to EV adoption for fleets and making rapid progress in this area is absolutely essential. We are very much looking to create effective momentum very rapidly.”
Fleets who are running electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) through their first winter of operation need to closely monitor running costs, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has advised.
The organisation says that this is really the first cold period that the vast majority of businesses running electric vans will have experienced, and that operators need to ensure that estimated and real world running costs align.
Paul Hollick, AFP chair, said: “eLCVs have arrived on quite a number of fleets for the first time in recent months and so far, the feedback we are hearing is that the operational experience seen across the AFP has been positive.
“However, it’s widely known that the cold weather conditions can have a sometimes very noticeable effect on battery efficiency and we are keen to encourage operators to keep a close watch on the impact being seen this winter.
“Especially, we want to see whether the running costs that have been estimated for electric vans remain accurate through these more difficult operating conditions. A big part of the argument for eLCVs is their economic viability and this is, in some ways, a key moment for these vehicles.
“While, of course, some UK fleets have operated electric vans through winters previously, the numbers involved were quite small and this year, thanks to much improved product and supply, a much larger pool are in use. We are enthusiastic to hear from those businesses running these vehicles through the colder months.”
Paul added that the AFP had been gearing up in support of van electrification for its members in recent months, including the launch of its first ever eLCV course for fleets making the transition. Created by well-known eLCV expert Paul Kirby in conjunction with the AFP, this follows a similar format to the industry body’s existing one-day electric car course, which was launched earlier this year and has been well received by a broad range of fleet stakeholders.
Training consists of five modules – the eLCV ecosystem, vehicles, evaluation, total cost of ownership and operations, and future state.
Paul said: “We do believe that running eLCVs is different to electric cars. Different factors are driving adoption, whole life costs are different and electric vans are the real work horses in the fleet mix, so require differing strategies and deployment processes.”