Start Your Journey
Smarter fleet electrification begins with insights, analytics, and consulting.
We know it’s hard to start
Starting the journey to net zero can be complex for you, your customers and partners. It often raises more questions than answers. Whether you’re new to electrification or already have some experience, we’re here to help.
Navigating Complexity
It’s hard to know where to start, and what’s relevant when navigating the complex landscape of technologies, power, and operational changes.
Making the Case
The investment case is unclear and without the right data to build an accurate cost forecast it can be hard to make the case for change.
Managing Risk
Horror stories exist about early mistakes or overlooked requirements, which can make investing in the transition feel risky.
Building Momentum
It’s hard to bring the team on the journey – leaders planning the transition need to clearly communicate the strategy and benefits.
Giving you the confidence to commit
Begin your net zero journey
Our team are experts in transport decarbonisation, energy and infrastructure design. We support you with detailed data analysis and planning to bring clarity and the confidence to start your transition.
Data-led planning
We model your operation with vehicle, energy and operational data, along with insights from your teams to develop a transition plan grounded in your business reality.
Real-world validation
We can support you with a demonstrator or managed trial allowing us to test and prove the case for electrification in real-world conditions. We work closely with your team to understand operational needs and validate how electrification can work for your fleet.
Investment decision
The output of our analysis is a clear plan for growth including which vehicles can switch and what it means to your power, costs and operations.
Let's dive into your data
No two fleets are the same – that’s why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work – decisions need to be data-led.
It starts with understanding your business
We analyse your fleet’s routes, energy usage, and vehicle types to pinpoint electrification opportunities. Our data-driven approach ensures any recommendations are customised for your operational needs making our solutions better for business.
What we gain from this stage
- How your business operates
- Your customer base and their needs
- What we gain from this stage
- Your site, power and capital constraints
- Your net zero strategy and targets
100,000+
Vehicles analysed
We have analysed the data from over 100,000 vehicles to develop and refine our approach
40-50%
Vehicles ready to electrify
The typical fleet has 40-50% of its vehicles ready to electrify today, with minimal operational change
25%
Of fleets report
Fewer service visits and reduced downtime after introducing EVs
It's time to shape your plan
Our approach combines your data with VEV’s analytics and insights to accelerate your transition to an electric fleet
Insights from your data
Based on real-world fleet data, we analyse and build a comprehensive plan that considers vehicle selection, charging infrastructure, route optimisation, and ROI. You will receive a clear roadmap for transitioning to electric vehicles at the right pace for your operations.
Inputs & priorities
To build a dependable model for electrification, we start with a complete understanding of your fleet and operational realities.
- We analyse telematics, duty cycles, operational constraints, energy use and vehicle performance to understand where EV’s fit today and what’s possible with optimisation.
- Understand electrification targets, company strategy and operational priorities
- Validate data and remove or correct anomalies and issues
Initial analysis
We translate your operational data into clear, actionable insight to identify where electrification makes sense first.
- Vehicles ready for electrification
- Recommended fleet replacement cycle
- Optimised charging infrastructure
- Grid supply capacity impact
- TCO comparisons & CO2 savings report
Playback & priorities
We present initial findings, then work with your team to refine assumptions, understand your operating model in more detail to agree which scenarios and strategies to test.
- Playback of initial findings
- Workshop to align on fleet priorities and constraints
- Identification of scenarios to simulate and assess
Detailed reporting
We model and test agreed scenarios to understand the implications of different electrification pathways.
- Scenario simulation for cost savings, minimal disruption, resiliency or speed
- Energy options analysis and microgrid assessment
- Simulate rollouts
- High-level solution design (vehicles, chargers, layouts)
Data driven recommendations
We bring everything together into a clear, decision-ready set of recommendations.
- Full business case for electrification
- Full business case for energy strategy
- Managed trial strategy, quote and execution plan
- Emissions and ESG report
- Operational model recommendations New updated copy for this section
Make your decision
We provide a clear, data-backed presentation of your electrification options, including costs, emissions impact and projected savings. You can confidently choose the approach that aligns with your goals.
I know which vehicles, routes and sites to start with
I know how much power and how many chargers I will need
I know how much it will cost me each year through my journey
I know how to phase my electrification journey and investment
My customers, teams and stakeholders are bought into the journey
We validate the plan
If required, we can lead a demonstrator or small-scale managed trial to put your electrification plan into action.
Put our recommendations into action
This allows you to validate assumptions, monitor real-world performance, and refine recommendations before making a full commitment. Depending on your needs, this can be a short demonstrator to build confidence or a more in-depth managed trial embedded in your operations.
What it means
- Demonstrator or two-week managed trial, live in your operations
- Hands-on support from VEV team and partners
- Direct engagement with drivers, operations and customers
- Comprehensive end-of-pilot report
- Validated electrification roadmap and business case
Case Studies
Demonstrating Net Zero transport for AV Dawson
VEV partnered with AV Dawson, one of the UK’s leading multimodal logistics providers, to design and deliver a managed trial of the MAN eTGX electric HGV.
- 20 full-load industrial trips
- Routes across steel, automotive and containerised freight corridors
- A temporary 40kW charging setup
- Data monitoring via the VEV IQ platform
1,826km
Electric distance completed across live industrial routes
2.1 MWh
Energy delivered during the 10-day pilot
10 day
Trial providing useful insights
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
Bus Electrification with Smart Energy Management
Shuttle Buses is a progressive organisation, committed to electrifying its bus fleet to reduce carbon emissions. They appointed VEV to develop a phased fleet electrification plan, including smart energy management to work within their existing power constraints.
- Smart charging algorithms to schedule charging during lowest-cost periods while maintaining readiness
- Energy market intelligence integration to mitigate price volatility
- Real-time monitoring platform providing cross-depot visibility
- Operational insights combining fleet and power management data
148,000
kWh potential annual solar generation
34,000
Kg CO₂ / year predicted annual carbon savings
100%
REGO-Backed renewable energy
Electrifying Maritime’s Heavy Logistics with High-Power Truck Charging
- High-power infrastructure installed across three depots
- Charging capacity aligned with heavy-duty logistics operations
- A foundation for nationwide electrification
- Integrated software and optimisation ensuring operational reliability
18
High-powered chargers
36
Electric trucks
5 MW
Installed capacity supporting scalable nationwide electrification
Why VEV?
Expert advice
Our experienced team work closely with you in the vital planning stage to explore your requirements on range, power and charging. We only ever recommend a transition plan that’s the right solution for your business.
Informed by data
Our unique analytics platform VEV-IQ is specifically tailored to your fleet, giving real-time information streams from vehicles, chargers and energy assets. This data is transformed into actionable insights from day one, keeping your TCO on track.
Ongoing support
We’re in it for the long haul. Our dedicated team offer support once you’re all set to go. We ensure your charging infrastructure is maintained and with regular data reviews, we ensure your fleet is always performing to its best potential.
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