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23.08.2011 11:21New Partnership to Drive Electric Car Leasing in UK Firms
The fleet sector is expected to play a major part in the development of the market for electric cars, as it accounts for more than half of all new car registrations in the UK each year.
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Businesses across the UK will now be able to lease fully electric vehicles, thanks to a new deal between British Gas and fleet firm, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, thegreencarwebsite.co.uk reported.
The new agreement will make it easier for firms to make full use of electric vehicles as part of their business fleet as British Gas agree to supply and install electric vehicles charging points in homes and places of work across the country as standard when electric vehicles are chosen from Hitachi Capital’s fleet solutions. It is the first electric vehicle (EV) partnership between energy provider and leasing company yet seen in the UK and will further help to inspire firms to add EVs to their fleets. Hitachi itself, has already recently added the Nissan Leaf and Citroen C-Zero to its own fleet, in a bid to improve its environmental performance and reduce running costs.
Customers who choose to lease electric cars will also benefit from three years of free British Gas Home Electrical Care- which gives the customer unlimited call outs for all home electrical repairs, including parts and labour.
The cost of the charging point, including installation, will be included in Hitachi Capital’s customer lease contracts, with maintenance provided by British Gas Home Electrical Care.
The deal builds on British Gas’s agreement with Nissan and Renault to be the Alliance’s preferred supplier of charge points to its electric vehicles in the UK. According to independent market analysis by Frost & Sullivan, British Gas is expected to be the preferred supplier of charge points for 70 per cent of the electric vehicle market in the UK in 2012.
The fleet sector is expected to play a major part in the development of the market for electric cars, as it accounts for more than half of all new car registrations in the UK each year. As a result up to 50 per cent of electric vehicles are expected to be leased through companies such as Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions between now and 2020.
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