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Mileages covered by EV drivers are very similar to those of drivers with petrol or diesel cars, according to fleet software firm Epyx.
It said data from its 1link Service Network platform showed that, for vehicles registered between October 2018 and October 2020, EVs had covered an average of 17,774 miles, while petrol and diesel cars had covered an average of 17,222 miles.
Epyx argued that this disproved the 'myth' that EVs were generally being adopted by lower-mileage drivers.
Epyx growth director Charlie Brooks said: "Because of the perceived compromises in range and recharging inherent in EVs, there has long been a widespread assumption among fleets that they attract lower mileage users. Our figures mean that myth is busted.
"In statistical terms, there is no notable difference between the distances being covered by the two fuel types, which suggests that they are following very similar usage patterns by their drivers in terms of business and private mileage.
"Of course, the pandemic has affected the number of miles being covered by all company car users and this would have some impact on the information we have compiled but it's a fair assumption that the effect would be the same across EV and ICE."
Epyx's data has also revealed that there was a limited difference between when the two different powertrain types reached their first service - with EVs at an average of 11,588 miles and ICE cars at 10,416 miles.
Brooks said: "We recently issued figures showing that the expected advantage for EVs in terms of servicing and maintenance was not yet consistently showing in our data and this again does not indicate a clear win for EVs, with a difference of only a thousand miles or so."
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