First Green Edition of 'The Key', Grosvenor's quarterly newsletter where we detail our new 0Zone service and why the time to act is now.

1. Demand for Electric
and Ultra Low Emission
vehicles soars
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THE KEY
INDUSTRY NEWS,
VIEWS & UPDATES
FOR FLEET MANAGERS
GROSVENOR
LAUNCHES NEW
SERVICE TO HELP
FLEETS GO GREEN
GREEN
EDITION2017
Government funding will
drive the green agenda
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Pod Point to install EV
chargers at Lidl supermarkets
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2. DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC
AND ULTRA LOW EMISSION
VEHICLES SOARS
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3. DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC
VEHICLES ROSE BY
48% IN 2016, WITH
PLUG-IN HYBRIDS
ROCKETING BY 133%.
The figures from the Society of
Motor Manufacturers and Traders
(SMMT) offer the clearest indication yet
that driver appetite for electric vehicles
(EVs) and Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
(ULEVs) is taking hold – a trend that’s
only likely to build year on year.
“Demand for alternative fuelled
and low emission vehicles is now
outperforming the wider market
across all vehicle categories,” said
Mark Gallagher, Grosvenor Leasing’s
green fleet advisor.
“The car market grew by 6.3% last year,
however pure electric vehicles shot up
by 48% to nearly 10,000 vehicles and
plug-in hybrids soared 133% to over
18,000 vehicles. For a few years now
there has been uncertainty as to when
the EV and ULEV revolution would
begin in earnest, however that moment
appears to have come.
“Compare the demand for alternative
fuels to diesel. The uptake of diesel
vehicles rose by just 3% in 2016, and
the pressure on drivers to turn their
backs on diesel technology is only likely
to increase due to a range of socio-
economic factors.
“Looking globally, the leaders of Paris,
Mexico City, Madrid and Athens have all
announced they will stop the use of all
diesel-powered cars and trucks by the
middle of the next decade. In the UK,
campaigners are calling for London’s
mayor to commit to phase out diesel
vehicles from London by 2025.
“Taxation on polluting vehicles is
becoming increasingly punitive while
favouring low emission cars and vans,
and the quality of electric and ultra-low
emission vehicles has never been better.
“For companies operating vehicle fleets,
the message is to act now. Vehicle
policies and driver choice lists will need
reviewing in light of the growth in EVs
and ULEVs because with most vehicle
replacement policies being 3 to 4 years
its important to have a plan now as the
market is shifting faster than ever.”
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THE GREEN KEY

4. THE GREEN KEY
GROSVENOR
LAUNCHES NEW
SERVICE TO HELP
FLEETS GO GREEN
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Shaun Barritt,
Grosvenor Group CEO™

5. GROSVENOR LEASING
HAS LAUNCHED
‘0ZONE’, A NEW
SERVICE TO ADVISE,
HELP AND SUPPORT
ITS CUSTOMERS
THROUGH THE
TRANSITION OF
BECOMING A ZERO OR
LOW EMISSION FLEET.
The new service offers clients support
in the development of a low emission
vehicle policy, advice on the steps
required to move smoothly through
the evolution towards Electric Vehicles
(EVs) and Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
(ULEVs), and assistance with plug-in
and hybrid demonstration vehicles
(subject to availability).
“The shift towards EVs and ULEVs is
not something that is going to go
away,” said Shaun Barritt, Grosvenor
Group CEO. “At some point all
companies operating vehicle fleets
will make the transition to a new era
of fuel technology and our advice is
to be pro-active and start
planning now.
“Most company drivers have spent
their entire working lives driving
traditional petrol or diesel vehicles
and a key factor in making a smooth
transition is to communicate with
them and get their buy-in.
“It’s also vital to understand the
current opportunities, and limitations,
these vehicles offer so that timely
decisions can be made, and begin
to budget around the financial
implications and forecast what the
fleet operation will look
like in years to come.
“At Grosvenor Leasing, our new
0Zone service signifies the drive to a
‘zero’ zone, with no emissions, and
we are here to guide you smoothly
through the process and plan ahead
rather than react too late.”
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6. THE GOVERNMENT’S NATIONAL
PRODUCTIVITY INVESTMENT
FUND (NPIF) WILL INVEST A
FURTHER £390 MILLION BY
2020-21 TO SUPPORT ULTRA-
LOW EMISSION VEHICLES
(ULEVS), RENEWABLE FUELS,
AND CONNECTED AND
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (CAVS).
This includes £80 million for ULEV
charging infrastructure, £150 million
in support for low emission buses and
taxis, £20 million for the development
of alternative aviation and heavy
goods vehicle fuels, and £100 million
for new UK CAV testing infrastructure.
It means British transport is set for a
significant low-carbon boost in a bid
to drive a green transport overhaul.
A particular focus will be put on
the development of driverless cars,
renewable fuels and energy-efficient
transport as the UK looks to boost its
low-carbon vehicle transition,
the Department said.
The funding boost for EV charging
points is the latest in a series of
private and public sector pushes
towards transferring to a EV-
based automotive future. The DfT
announced last year plans to
increase the convenience and
availability of EV charge points.
Poppy Welch, head of Go Ultra Low,
the Government-funded campaign to
promote the use of electric and hybrid
vehicles, said: “The £80m investment
in charging infrastructure is vital as
growth in the UK electric vehicle
market continues to accelerate.
“This is fantastic news for
motorists and the continuation
of incentives for plug-in vehicles
through company tax and
salary sacrifice schemes will
give thousands more people the
option of choosing the very lowest
emitting cars and allow more
businesses to benefit from adding
electric vehicles to their fleets.”
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GOVERNMENT FUNDING
WILL DRIVE THE GREEN AGENDA

7. THE GREEN KEY
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POD POINT, THE CHARGING
POINT SUPPLIER, HAS
ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP
WITH SUPERMARKET CHAIN
LIDL THAT WILL SEE RAPID
CHARGE POINTS INSTALLED
AT 40 STORES.
Customers will be able to charge their
electric vehicles (EVs) free of charge
while they shop, and Erik Fairbairn,
chief executive of POD Point, said the
expansion of the network of public
charge points would make EVs even
more attractive to customers.
“Our partnership with Lidl is an
important element in the wider
rollout of the Open Charge
Network, and a significant step
towards our target of putting a POD
Point everywhere people park for an
hour or more by 2020.
Mark Gallagher, Grosvenor Leasing’s
green fleet advisor added, “As
more partnerships such as this are
announced it makes it easier and
easier for drivers of electric vehicles
to charge their cars and vans quickly
and without disruption to their day.
“We are heading to a position where,
rather than search round for a
charging point and have to wait,
the charging of your car and van fits
into your daily routine thanks to them
being increasingly located at key
places where drivers stop.”
POD POINT TO INSTALL
EV CHARGERS AT
LIDL SUPERMARKETS
Mark Gallagher,
Grosvenor Leasing’s green fleet advisor

8. For more information about Grosvenor Leasing
please go to: www.grosvenor-leasing.co.uk
or email info@grosvenor-leasing.co.uk