GNA launched the new State of Sustainable Fleets 2023 Market Brief at the most recent Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo that took place May 1-4 in Anaheim, California. The brief reports on the resounding trend for commercial fleets rapid adoption of clean fuel and advanced vehicle technologies. The most widely adopted clean energy alternative according to the report is Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEV).
According to respondents of the State of Sustainable Fleets Survey, 65% have used a BEV in the past two years and 92% intend to grow their use in the next five years. Although this wide interest is encouraging, BEVs currently make up only 4% of a fleet’s vehicle population according to the survey results. Conversations and educational sessions at the ACT Expo explored some reasons this may be the case including technology supply issues, long waiting lists due to high demand for vehicles, lack of infrastructure, and concern about the ability of America’s power grids to support widespread adoption.
No one has all the answers today, but BEV does seem to be the most widely understood and adopted form of clean transportation. Considering that GNA is predicting that most heavy-duty OEMs will be planning to sunset diesel development, and that the state-level Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandates will continue to expand, it’s understandable that many fleets are turning to BEV adoption.
That’s where we can help. Atlantic AE, along with Bryan Builders, LLC., Facility Resource Partners and Dubak Electrical Group, have formed a partnership and launched BB-EV. This partnership provides a turnkey solution to solving one challenge the State of Sustainable Fleets Survey identified – infrastructure. The BB-EV program can remove fleet owner and fleet manager anxiety about where and how to charge their BEVs by offering the following services:
- Grand funding assistance
- Site location assessment
- Site selection
- Site assessment, planning and design
- Regulatory and utility permitting
- Site construction
- Implementation
We’re excited about the commitment of companies across the nation to create a more sustainable future by reducing their carbon footprint and the accelerated adoption of BEVs. Atlantic AE, along with our BB-EV partners, are proud to be a part of the solution. Commercial Fleets who would like to learn more can visit https://bb-ev.net or contact Tracy Williams-Prince at [email protected].
