Scottish Power reveals salary sacrifice electric vehicle uptake

A year on from Scottish Power launching a salary sacrifice scheme with Tusker, 230 employees have chosen an electric car.

With net zero a key corporate priority for the renewable energy provider, Scottish Power is keen to encourage electric vehicle (EV) take-up among employees.

Tusker has been working with the company to ensure maximum awareness and take up of the scheme.

Paul Gilshan, CEO at Tusker, said: “Scottish Power have really embraced the car scheme from Tusker with employees making the switch to an affordable, greener and cleaner vehicle when they might not otherwise be able to afford to do so.”

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An additional EV grant scheme has also been introduced to complement the salary sacrifice car scheme.

The EV grants, says Scottish Power, mean that the vehicles are made even more economically attractive, as employees are able to get a lump sum payment, in exchange for ScottishPower livery being displayed on their electric vehicle.

A mobile-friendly, online car order process was introduced and fully integrated to Scottish Power’s existing employee benefit portal, which provided employees with access to information about the car scheme and the vehicles available.

Half (50%) of employees have logged into the Tusker scheme website to view the cars available, with 230 employees ordering a car on the scheme in the first year and more than 170 cars have already been delivered, representing a carbon emission saving of more than 300 tonnes.

Jenny McCosh, benefits manager at Scottish Power, said: “We are delighted with the engagement we have seen from employees on the scheme, showing their real desire to lower their carbon footprint and be ambassadors for the switch to driving electric.”

She added: “We’re proud to be offering our employees the opportunity to drive a brand new electric car and make savings while doing so.

“It’s a key part of our overall benefits package and fits really well with our corporate sustainability goals.”