BT Group has announced the UK’s largest ever commercial electric vehicle (EV) fleet order, with around 3,500 new EVs being ordered, meaning the network company will have the largest fleet of EVs in the UK.
The new order takes the companies total fleet to nearly 8,000 EVs by 2026, upon completion of the order.
Simon Lowth, Chief Financial Officer, BT Group, said:
“As we extend our full fibre build from 16 million homes and businesses today to 25 million by the end of 2026, having the most efficient, sustainable electric vehicles will give our engineers the edge as they connect customers at pace to our next generation networks. Our modern fleet will help us to be more efficient and deliver a better service for our customers”.
The order will be delivered by four manufacturers over the next two years: Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, and Renault.
BT Group which includes Openreach, manages the second largest commercial vehicle fleet in the UK, with more than 27,000 vehicles used by engineers across the country, with around 4,300 electric vehicles. The company aims to become a net zero business by March 2031.
Lilian Greenwood, Future of Roads Minister, said:
“Businesses have a crucial role to play in driving the transition to electric cars and vans […] We want to help more businesses decarbonise their operations, and we’ve extended our plug-in van grant with £120m funding to help roll out more zero emission vans on our roads – part of our £2.3bn to support industry and consumers switch to EVs and make the transition a success”.
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