Fleet management is making the right choices - a recent Belgian business case

What is the best scenario for a fleet of 600 B Segment cars of a large fleet in Belgium ?

Customer wants to go green and do some window dressing towards the public (sic.)

It's true that on the CO2 emission side giving everybody an EV would be the best solution. This is however not possible for the moment due to limited charging capabilities (home, work, cities), the investment in infrastructure needed (company, driver, government) and the range of certain EV's which is not suited for all the drivers in this company.

So given this fact the company has made the decision to choose for a mix of both petrol vehicles and EV's...

A good decision ? Well on the first glance yes...but there are better ones. And this on both the CO2 emission and TCO side.

I've made 4 scenarios :

1. Only Petrol cars (the current situation)

2. A mix of Petrol and EV's (The chosen solution)

3. Only Toyota Yaris Hybrid (the best alternative in this case you'll discover)

4. A mix of Toyota Yaris Hybrid and Toyota Corolla HB Hybrid (the second best alternative you'll discover).

Information based on NEDC2 CO2 emissions, leasing rates of the LeasePlan Business Lease website, 48 months and 80K kms, basic fleet discounts, consumption (as well in L as in KWH) x 1.25 and I did NOT add an extra cost for wall boxes at the drivers home or charging stations @ the company.

Lease rates/ TCO / CO2

• Petrol M : 432.14 / 600 / 115
• EV M : 555.52 / 527.94 / 0
• Yaris Hybrid : 333.74 / 413.41 / 64
• Corolla Hybrid : 424.91 / 514.30 / 76

What are the results ? Let's look into detail.

Scenario 2 (Mix Petrol/EV) versus 1 (Petrol) gives a nice reduction of 9.200T g of CO2 emission and a cost reduction (in TCO) of 345K € (the fleet manager did his/her job but I would fire him/her because...)

Scenario 3 (only Yaris Hybrid) versus 1 (Petrol) gives a reduction of 24.480T g of CO2 emission and a cost reduction (in TCO) of 5.374K € (The fleet manager can stay)

Scenario 3 (only Yaris Hybrid) versus 2 (Mix Petrol/EV) gives a reduction of 15.280T g of CO2 emission and a cost reduction of 5.025K € (The fleet manager gets a new car and a promotion)

Scenario 4 (Yaris + Corolla) versus 1 (Petrol) still give a reduction of 23.520T g of CO2 emission and a cost reduction of 4.889K €

Scenario 5 (Yaris + Corolla) versus 2 (Petrol/EV) still gives a reduction of 14.320T g of CO2 emission and a cost reduction of 4.544K €

Conclusion:

1. Only a part of your fleet in EV is not enough but unfortunately this technology is NOT (het accessible to everyone)
2. If you want to make quick savings in C02 emissions with a technology that is accessible to everyone without having to spend tons in wall boxes and charging stations ==> Toyota Hybrid
3. If you want to make quick and large savings on your TCO with a technology accessible to everyone without having to spend tons in wall boxes and charging stations ==> Toyota Hybrid

If you want more information about this business case or if you want to look into the calculation ? Don't hesitate to send me a message...

Have a nice day (and I hope you are not the fleet manager responsible for scenario 2)