Mitie has achieved its target of converting 30% of its fleet to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by March 2022 – three months ahead of schedule.
As a result, the business has increased its target to have 35% of its fleet electrified in the same timeframe.
Mitie now has a range of electric cars, vans, and even a gritter, taking its total as of the end of 2021 to more than 2,000 EVs, consisting of 15 different models.
In addition, Mitie has invested heavily in the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charge point infrastructure, installing thousands of charge points for a broad range of its customers, as well as at employees’ homes.
Peter Dickinson, chief of staff at Mitie, said: “Switching 30% of our fleet to electric by the end of March 2022 was already an ambitious target, so to have hit this milestone three months ahead of schedule is an incredible achievement and testament to the hard work of the Mitie fleet team.
“Pushing ourselves to go further, faster, while bringing others along with us on our journey to net zero, is a hallmark of our Plan Zero commitment.
“By creating the UK’s largest fleet of electric vehicles in just three years, we’re dedicated to sharing our first-hand expertise and learnings with our customers to help decarbonise Britain.”
The transition to a wholly electric fleet is a central component of Mitie’s Plan Zero commitment to eliminate carbon emissions from its power and transport.
Its current fleet of BEVs reduces Mitie’s annual CO2 emissions by around 10,000 tonnes and the business has a detailed timeline to switch the rest of its vehicles to zero emission by 2025.
In addition to this, the Mitie fleet team has put a series of measures in place to reduce the emissions of its existing petrol and diesel vehicles, such as a telematics driver behaviour system that has reduced diesel consumption by 75,000 litres and saved 19.5 tonnes of CO2 in just one year.
Mitie is also using its significant experience driving a large-scale rollout of EVs to support more businesses in transitioning to zero emission fleets.
This expertise is the basis of its EV transition service, helping customers design and manage every aspect of their own switch to electric.
In addition, in November 2021 it expanded its EV charging infrastructure capabilities with the acquisition of Rock Power Connections.
Rock Power will enable Mitie to deliver new high voltage electricity connections and the renewal of electrical assets up to 132kV, supporting the installation of rapid EV charge points.
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