Smart Fleets Intelligent Energy
Enabling scale in grid constrained environments
The Future of Electrification in Netherlands
The growth of electric fleets is creating local power shortages. It’s time for a different approach.
Demand is Accelerating
Public pressure, regulation and financial incentives are pushing fleets to electrify at pace. With multiple sectors moving simultaneously, demand for vehicles, charging and energy infrastructure is increasing rapidly across the Netherlands.
Local Power Shortages
Grid constraints, connection delays and limited site capacity means the power available does not match current demand. This mismatch is creating bottlenecks that slow electrification, increase operational risk and force difficult trade-offs.
Scaling Requires a Different Approach
As demand outpaces supply, electrification can’t rely on traditional infrastructure alone. Fleets must design, build and operate around constraints using intelligent infrastructure, renewables, storage and smart energy management to make the most of available power in order to scale with confidence.
Built for constraints. Proven at scale.
VEV IQ is an intelligent charger and energy management platform specifically developed for commercial EV fleets.
It connects data from chargers, vehicles, and power systems into a unified software platform. Giving you complete visibility and control over charging, optimising energy use, reducing costs, and ensuring resilience.
Key benefits
- Load balancing & vehicle prioritisation
- Smart scheduling aligning energy use to operational need
- Microgrid optimisation
- Shared infrastructure management and billing
- Live insights into vehicles, chargers and energy assets
VEV-IQ allows you to electrify at pace
In the Netherlands, rising demand and limited available power requires a smarter approach.
Visibility
Understand demand as electrification accelerates
As fleets electrify, visibility across vehicles, chargers and infrastructure is essential to understand power demand and emerging constraints.
Control
Operate within grid limits
When the power available can’t keep pace with demand, intelligent control helps fleets manage charging and infrastructure reliably without slowing electrification.
Performance
Scale without compromise
Optimising energy infrastructure protects uptime, controls costs and supports sustainable fleet growth, even in power constrained environments.
End-to-end solutions
VEV delivers charging and energy infrastructure for electric fleets, from initial design through to build and commissioning. Our approach reduces delivery risk, protects uptime and ensures infrastructure is ready to support fleet electrification at scale.
What we bring
- Bespoke, multi-disciplinary infrastructure and site design
- End-to-end delivery of charging and energy infrastructure
- Expert build and commissioning in live operational environments
- Seamless integration of vehicles, chargers and platforms
- Infrastructure designed to scale and future-proof your fleet
18.2%
Of new trucks in the Netherlands are electric
3-5 year
delays are now being faced by grid upgrade projects
40 GWh
Managed per year
Our industry expertise
Supporting net zero transport across fleets and mission-critical infrastructure.
Bus & Coaches
We enable operators to manage large electric bus and coach fleets with confidence, integrating charging, infrastructure and operations to deliver reliable, on-time service.
Logistics & Transport Operations
We help commercial fleets electrify without disruption, ensuring vehicles are charged, infrastructure performs, and energy is managed intelligently around real operating schedules.
Waste & Resource Management
We support waste and recycling operators to electrify reliably, managing depot charging, power constraints and vehicle availability to maintain service continuity as fleets scale.
Case Studies
Powering Stagecoach’s Electrification Strategy
Having already partnered with VEV for the rollout of charging infrastructure across multiple depots, Stagecoach also has trusted VEV to manage the procurement and optimisation of power, unlock cost savings and improve control over energy use across some of their electric fleet. This needed to be done without compromising vehicle readiness or operational reliability.
- Multi-depot energy optimisation across live electric bus operations.
- Intelligent charging aligned with wholesale energy markets.
- Additional savings delivered beyond an already-optimised contract.
- Guaranteed fleet readiness while reducing price volatility exposure.
10%+
Additional savings versus an already-optimised energy contract
150+
Electric buses supported through smart charging and cost optimisation
13 GWh
Of energy managed annually across multiple depots
Powering Zero Emission Bus Services in Loughborough
Kinchbus appointed VEV to deliver the charging and energy infrastructure at its Loughborough depot as part of an £8 million investment to transition its fleet to zero emission buses. VEV is supporting the rollout of 22 electric buses, helping Kinchbus deliver cleaner, quieter and more reliable public transport for the local community.
- Smart charging infrastructure delivered for 22 electric buses.
- On-site solar integrated to reduce grid reliance and operating costs.
- Intelligent energy management via the VEV-IQ platform.
- Supporting one of the UK’s most electrified local bus networks.
22
Electric buses powered through high-performance smart charging
53 kWp
Of on-site solar PV installed at the Loughborough depot
44 MWh
Of renewable energy generated annually, saving up to 10 tonnes of CO₂
Piloting eRCVs in Hampshire Councils
VEV provided the charging infrastructure and software management platform, VEV IQ, in a pilot of electric refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) with public service provider, Serco, and RVS, the independent refuse vehicle solution provider. VEV IQ monitored multiple parameters throughout the pilot to prove the operational feasibility and establish the business case for Serco to electrify refuse and recycling collection vehicles.
- Electric refuse collection vehicles completed routes successfully during the pilot.
- Drivers quickly adapted to eRCVs and preferred them to diesel vehicles.
- Carbon and fuel savings were demonstrated through real-world operations.
- The pilot proved the operational and financial case for electric waste fleets.
8 weeks
Pilot trial of electric refuse collection vehicles across two Hampshire depots
69 rounds
Completed successfully during real-world waste collection operations
8,898 kg CO₂
Tailpipe emissions removed during the pilot programme
Creating a clean energy microgrid with solar and battery storage to solve power constraints
Dawsongroup vans appointed VEV to provide a full turnkey electrification solution at its largest depot in Milton Keynes.
- Deployment of 34 × 22 kW EV chargers connected to the microgrid
- Installation of a 262kWp solar PV system
- Integration of 300 kWh battery storage
- Implementation of the VEV IQ digital platform for smart charging management and intelligent load balancing of on- and off-grid power usage
34 x 22 KW
EV chargers installed and connected to the microgrid
262 kWp
Solar PV system integrated into the microgrid, supported by 300 kWh battery storage
65
Tonnes of CO₂ emissions saved annually (forecasted)
Developing the First Milence Electric HGV Charging Hub in the UK
Milence appointed VEV to manage the development of its first UK electric HGV charging hub at Immingham, Able Humber Port, serving UK and Europe.
- Installation of 400 kW DC chargers powered by a 3.6 MVA connection
- Full design including architecture, electrical and civil design.
- Reduced CO₂ impact with fibre concrete.
16,000m²
Strategically located charging hub site at Immingham, Able Humber Port
8 × 400 kW
High-power DC chargers in phase one, supported by a 3.6 MVA connection
32 Bays
Future-proofed design allowing expansion to serve hundreds of HGVs per day
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