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"Major Australian EV Charging infrastructure and technology company, Jet
Charge, has released an analysis of the potential savings on offer to
businesses thinking of switching to BEV.
According to their analysis, a large heavy fleet company with 100 vehicles
spends $5.8 million a year on diesel at current prices ($1.91/litre). In
comparison, electric depot charging of this fleet as fully electric would cut
this cost by $4.5 million (or more than 70% of the diesel fuel costs).
Pointing to examples such as IKEA, who have built a $4.5 million national
charging network across seven IKEA sites, Jet Charge show how significant the
move can be, with the retailer moving from 5% to 83% zero-emission delivery in
just three years.
Between the cost savings, imported fuel availability concerns and meeting
corporate zero emissions targets, there is now significant pressure on fleets
to either start consider going electric, or to speed up their current five- or
ten-year transition plans.
As Tim Washington, Co-Founder and CEO of JET Charge puts it: “At current diesel
prices, the fuel cost savings of switching a commercial fleet to electric are
not marginal. They are transformational. The question for Australian fleet
operators is no longer if they should electrify. It’s whether their charging
infrastructure will be ready when the vehicles arrive.”
Washington went on to say “sustained diesel dependency in freight is one of the
less visible but most direct contributors to the rising price of goods. And
it’s already happening.” … “Fleet electrification is now a risk mitigation
strategy for supply chain cost issues, and has real consumer implications.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
