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BVRLA pledges rapid take-up of plug-in vehicles

Date: 16 July 2018   |   Author: Sean Keywood

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has announced a new initiative designed to increase its members' combined plug-in vehicle fleet size from 50,000 today to 720,000 by 2025.

By that time, the BVRLA says, vehicle rental and leasing companies will be buying 300,000 plug-in vehicles per year, representing an increase in the industry's share of annual new plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicle registrations from 36% to 60%. 

The BVRLA's announcement of what it is calling its Plug-in Pledge follows the publication of the UK Government's Road to Zero strategy, which calls for 50% to 70% of new car sales to be ultra-low emission by 2030 and emphasises the need for this transition to be industry-led.

The BVRLA says its pledge demonstrates the rental and leasing industry's commitment to playing a key role in delivering this goal.

However, it is calling for the government to help by bringing forward plug-in company car tax incentives currently scheduled for roll-out in 2020, along with providing a five-year commitment on plug-in vehicle incentives and offering more infrastructure support for businesses looking to deploy large plug-in fleets.

The BVRLA cites polling by YouGov which showed that 42% of senior decision makers in small and medium sized businesses, who already use the vehicles, would be likely to increase the number of electric transport they use if national and local government were to offer greater support - for example in the form of tax incentives, free parking and more charging infrastructure. 

 "Over the last two decades,the fleet industry has embraced the introduction of emissions-based motoring taxes and used the incentives they provide to deliver a sustained and substantial reduction in CO2 emissions," said BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney. 

"Fleets are ready to make a large-scale transition to zero-emission motoring, providing that the government can match their ambition with a supportive tax regime and more help with charging infrastructure."



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