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Understanding where public chargers are concentrated is a good indicator of where electric vehicle rentals have a better chance to grow.
How will the Russia/Ukraine conflict affect the automotive industry, particularly our already disrupted supply chain? We examine the current geopolitical friction in this State of the Fleet Industry video.
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and hybrids all showed record volumes, with BEVs and PHEVs both exceeding 1,000,000 registrations each in 2021 over their 2020 figures. True fleets increased their PHEV volume by 186,000 units over 2020, but an astounding 244,000-plus BEVs from private registrations recorded largest volume increase of any fuel type and channel.
Switzerland’s fleet market is growing steadily greener: Alternative powertrains all experienced significant growth in January 2022 new vehicle registrations compared to same time last year, according to DataForce, a leading market research and consulting firm for the German and international fleet market.
Electric van maker Arrival is setting up a service and repair network for its electric vans. Called the Arrival Service Network Program, four partners have been appointed in Europe and four in the U.S. These initial partners will provide fleets with the service and repair back.
Europcar in the UK has launched a new flexible vehicle subscription service called DuoFlex. The subscription is based on a minimum 28 day rental but also adds a second vehicle for two days, twice a month, which eliminates the additional costs when the usual company vehicle doesn’t fulfill the normal business requirements.
The Covid-19 pandemic and semiconductor shortage have disrupted the trend towards self-registrations in Europe. The Dataforce analysis of market channels in new registrations figures explains the pre-crisis trend and the changes in the last two years, along with the differences between market and brand strategies.
Sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in Europe earned their second highest ever monthly market share and outsold diesels in August. With 1.32 million units registered since January, it's an increase of 61% year over year.
Logistics supply chains and passenger mobility services, are increasingly looking at how they can become more resilient to change, such as the impacts resulting from the current pandemic.
The e-commerce provider epyx is changing its approach to fleet remarketing by offering its services in a modular mix and match approach.
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