http://www.smartmeters.com/british-gas-adds-evs-fleet/ British Gas Adds EVs to Fleet December 8, 2014 Kathleen Tracy
[image http://www.smartmeters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BG-EV.jpg BG EV ] In what is billed as the UK’s largest ever electric vehicle trial, British Gas has added 50 Nissan e-NV200 electric vans to its fleet, with plans to add 50 more in early 2015. Colin Marriott, the utility’s general manager of fleet, says he believes electric vehicles are essential to BG’s efforts to reducing carbon emissions and limit the company’s environmental footprint. In his BG blog, Marriott says it is vital “that we have an efficient and reliable fleet that transports our engineers to where our customers’ need them. But I also believe it’s important that we do this in a way that limits our impact on the environment by from travel. Our electric vehicle orders are the direct result of a successful six month trial which ended earlier this year and involved 28 of our engineers driving more than 60,000 miles, to assess the performance and viability of electric fleets over winter. I’m proud to say that we are UK leaders for electric vehicle fleet transport and the largest operators of e-NV200 vans in the world” The trial showed that all-electric vehicles could be an effective part of commercial fleets as well as being cost effective and user friendly. As a result, BG has committed to having 10 percent of its 13,000 vehicle fleet all-electric by 2017. Repair engineer Paul Kidd reports, “I can sometimes spend hours each day driving between customer’s homes, but the Nissan e-NV200 made that just a little bit easier. It was smooth, stress-free. I would absolutely recommend the van to other engineers.” Research commissioned by BG found that companies that switched just 10 percent of its fleet EVs could reduce their carbon emissions by more than 5 percent and save an average of £350,000 ($546,000) each year. Marriott adds: “I’m pleased to say that we recently secured two prizes at the Green Fleet Awards, which recognises the achievements of strong environmental fleet management and green motoring.” BG also provides dedicated electric vehicle charging solutions and has installed more than 6,400 charge points in the UK and its partnerships include Nissan, Renault, Hitachi Capital, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volvo. [© smartmeters.com] [dated] http://www.4wheelsnews.com/british-gas-orders-100-nissan-e-nv200-electric-vans-after-six-month-pilot/ British Gas orders 100 Nissan e-NV200 electric vans after six-month pilot by Andrew Christian | April 30, 2014 [images http://www.4wheelsnews.com/images/news/31428/nissan_e-nv200_british_gas_6.jpg e-NV200 British Gas http://www.4wheelsnews.com/gallery/british-gas-orders-100-nissan-e-nv200-electric-vans-after-six-month-pilot/ gallery ] British Gas has successfully ended its six-month winter trial of 28 Nissan e-NV200 vans and has placed immediate order for 50 units, with 50 more bound for delivery by the end of the calendar year. The nation-wide pilot of 28 vans is part of British Gas’ commitment of making 10 percent of its fleet of 13,000 home service vans are all-electric by 2017. The six-month pilot that started in November 2013 had Nissan and British Gas collaborate with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions to manage the fleet operations and Gateshead College to train drivers in how to drive the e-NV200. Hitachi Capital will provide funding for the purchase as well as manage the fleet of all-electric vehicles. During the trial, the 28 e-NV200s covered over 60,000 miles between them. The pilot was launched to evaluate how the vans performed in winter conditions during typical British Gas home services daily usage patterns. Paul Kidd, a British Gas Service & Repair engineer, remarked that the Nissan e-NV200 made driving between customer’s homes “a little bit easier.” He remarked that the van’s ride was smooth and stress-free, adding that he was “really disappointed” when he had to give it back. He said he would recommend the Nissan e-NV200 van to other engineers. Colin Marriott, general manager of fleet at British Gas stated that they were “extremely impressed” with the performance of the Nissan e-NV200 during the winter trial. He noted feedback from their engineers speaks for itself, with the majority of them wanting to keep the van permanently. He said that making an order of 100 Nissan e-NV200s demonstrates British Gas’ continued commitment to leading the adoption of EV technology among large vehicle fleets in the United Kingdom. Jim Wright, Nissan GB managing director, said: “The success of this closely-watched trial with one of Britain’s biggest organisations puts Nissan in a great position in time for the official launch of the e-NV200 this June. 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