Avant Homes electrifies sales fleet with Honda e

Avant Homes has introduced a fleet of 30 Honda e electric vehicles (EVs) for its regional sales teams to use.

Supplied by motor retailer Stoneacre Chesterfield, the leasing deal is the biggest transaction the Tapton Lock dealership has ever brokered with a corporate client. The leasing agreement for the fleet was handled by Lex Autolease.

The Honda e uses a 35.5kWh battery delivering a range of up to 136 miles, while a fast-charging capability also allows recharge to 80% capacity in 30 minutes.

Avant Homes chief executive officer, Colin Lewis, said: “We wanted to be able to meet our customers wherever was most convenient for them, so our idea was to be able to take Avant Homes to them on demand, and this led us to securing and introducing our new fleet of Honda e cars.

“We chose the Honda e so that we could not only provide our people with a state-of-the-art vehicle, but also minimise the environmental impact of the increased travel our sales team will be undertaking.” 

He added: “We were clear from the outset that we wanted to support a local business to help deliver this initiative, so we are very pleased to have been able to partner with Stoneacre Chesterfield to acquire the new fleet.

“The service provided by the team there has been outstanding, and we can’t wait to get the cars delivered to our team across our five regional offices.”

Regional manager for Stoneacre Chesterfield , David Harding, said: “The popularity of hybrid and e-vehicles is rapidly increasing, so we were delighted to see Avant Homes select the Honda e as the vehicle of choice for their sales fleet. We’re thrilled to be able to provide an affordable, efficient and stylish option, and help Avant Homes to optimise their customer experience.” 

The fleet was officially handed over to Avant Homes at a special event at Chesterfield FC where the cars were revealed to Avant staff for the first time.