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Technology company Hexagon UK is rolling out electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to its company car drivers with support from Leaseplan.
The firm operates 130 job-need company cars across a range of uses, including management, sales, and engineers, and decided to move its fleet policy away from one which was geared towards efficient petrol and diesel vehicles.
Hexagon finance director Ollie Campbell said: "I took it upon myself to change the basis of how the policy was put together, and base it more on sustainability.
"The idea was also to unlock the possibility of electric vehicles for our drivers, and for them to take the tax breaks that go with it. So, we re-drafted the policy with that philosophy in mind."
Building the business case is said to have relied on modelling of potential savings based on TMC fuel card data, with support from Leaseplan consultants with information on subjects such as National Insurance advantages, technology, and tax developments.
The policy now offers a more generous allowance for drivers who select a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle, and they can also select an employer-funded home charge point to make it easier to switch.
The chargers are supplied by Pod Point, which is also installing chargers at Hexagon's facility in Telford, enabling all charging to be logged within a single account and captured by TMC.
Almost all orders with the new scheme so far are said to be plug-ins, including challenging applications in the field, and drivers are said to be opting back into the company car scheme instead of taking a cash allowance.
Campbell said: "What we started out doing at the end of 2020, and what we went live with at the end of last year, were two different views. We have 130 drivers and the vast majority want electric vehicles and are really finding ways to make it work.
"How often can you say one person has had the chance to really influence that? It's been a great, uplifting experience really pushing people to the EV business model."
Leaseplan UK commercial director Chris Black said: "It is very rewarding to see Ollie's hard work pay off, delivering a more sustainable company car policy which has instantly resonated with drivers.
"Leaseplan's consultative approach draws on experience working with a variety of organisations as they electrify their fleets, and we are pleased that this has helped build a genuine business case which also supports Hexagon's ESG goals."
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