UK City Council - EV Strategy and Transition

UK City Council

Northgate helps a city council start their fleet electrification journey.

CHALLENGES

The council have been a Northgate Vehicle Hire customer for many years with 119 ICE vehicles on hire. They have begun a gradual transition to electric vehicles, targeting a fully electric fleet by 2028, to align with the UK government’s zero emission EV infrastructure strategy.

50,000

Access to a fleet of 50,000
vehicles from manufacturers
when they need it.

SOLUTION

Having ascertained that they were suitable to make the switch, a tailored solution of 6 EVs was recommended by the Account Manager as appropriate for the amount of mileage undertaken.

The council added 2 Peugeot e-Experts and 4 Renault Zoe CDVs to their fleet.

The inclusion of the Northgate electric vehicles to the council’s fleet has seen immediate results as they benefit from a dramatic decrease in fuel usage and lower maintenance compared to ICE vehicles as EVs have fewer moving parts, thereby saving costs.

BENEFITS

A range of flexible hire options available to suit your business needs
Full service and maintenance included
Electric Vehicle Driver Risk Management training included

“Communication between us and Northgate is seamless, we have never had to escalate an issue. We have always had the same great level of service and we can collaborate with our Account Manager. We have benefitted from the EVs already and we are on our way to having a fully carbon neutral fleet.”

HEAD OF FLEET MANAGEMENT