FLEET Evolution, a Tamworth based provider of car benefits and fleet management for SMEs, is offering a free workplace charge point to new customers

The company, awarded Go Ultra Low status last year, says it wants to help increase uptake of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs), including pure electric cars and hybrids.

Fleet Evolution says it will cover the cost of installation of a fast rate charge point and its ongoing provision.

Andrew Leech, managing director of Fleet Evolution (below), said:

“One of the barriers to increasing the uptake of ULEVs is the issue of recharging while the vehicle is at the workplace. We thought an obvious answer was to encourage the wider installation of workplace charge points.“

Fleet Evolution will be looking to provide fast rate charge points which operate at around 22kw per hour. After rapid chargers, fast chargers are the quickest way to charge an EV and are often found in car parks, supermarkets, or shopping centres.

Leech added that while other salary sacrifice providers shied away from SMEs, preferring to focus on larger corporate customers, Fleet Evolution actively targeted the SME sector.

Its smallest customer has just 17 employees while its largest has more than 2,500.

“We are seeing continued levels of interest from SMEs and medium-sized corporates at the rate of around six new schemes per month, with growing numbers of ULEVs appearing on the fleet,” added Leech.