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A Fleet Manager's View of Transitioning to EVs
What variables should you consider when transitioning your fleet to EVs? Get an insider's view of the electrification process in this new Fleet Forward video!
January 19, 2022
1 min to read
Listen in on one fleet manager's perspective regarding the variables you should consider when transitioning to EVs in an all-new episode of Fast Forward. In this video, Fleet Group Editor Chris Brown sits down with Fleet Manager Henry Kayler to talk about what he's learned in his own transition.
Prefer to listen? Check out the Fast Forward podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google.
Conversation topics
What goes into the decision-making process for fleet electrification.
Lessons learned from building out EV infrastructure.
Can you get to carbon-neutral without electrification?
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:28 An Overview of Henry’s Fleet Makeup
3:10 Switching to EVs: The Decision-Making Process
5:15 Lessons from Building Out EV Infrastructure
7:50 Advice for Fleets Beginning Their Electrification Journey
9:43 Can You Get to Carbon-Neutral Without Electrification?
Thanks to sponsor Circle K!
Originally posted on Automotive Fleet
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