BT confirms the total running costs of electric cars are lower as it announces a move to a hybrid fleet. Will VM follow?
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Mr Dunne said BT had been testing different low carbon options in more than a dozen vehicles for some time and although hybrids that do not run on electric motors alone were more suitable for carrying heavy equipment, this could change.
“I wouldn’t discount a large percentage of the fleet being electric-only, given how quickly the technology is advancing,” he told the FT.
As those advances continue it makes the business case for battery-only cars a “no-brainer”, he added, explaining the BT moves to phase out diesel and petrol-only vehicles of such vehicles had been found to be lower than for those with internal combustion engines.
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https://www.ft.com/content/2a1ee496-...a-eda243196c2c
Meanwhile, some of the charging issues are addressed in this article on Scotland. The article talks about large road-side batteries to charge vehicles plus multi-story charging parks. The conclusion was that there's money in solving it so business will invest money to solve it. Well worth a read.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41181129