EV & Sustainability-EV Best Practices - Financial & Strategic Aspects of Electrification

EV Best Practices - Financial & Strategic Aspects of Electrification

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Linda Ellis from UC Pharma shared how her team approached fleet electrification using a practical, data-driven financial model. They compared total cost of ownership, used an unplanned EV pilot to forecast savings, and built a business case showing returns by year three of the lease. To reduce short-term risk, they adopted a closed-end leasing structure that shifted remarketing liability to the fleet management company.  <br /><br />She emphasized that EV programs require broad collaboration with OEMs, utilities, FMCs, installers, hardware/software vendors, and facilities teams. Infrastructure planning revealed unexpected challenges, including charger demand, electrical capacity, utility reimbursement differences by region, and driver experience issues like too many charging apps.  <br /><br />A key lesson was to start early, use real fleet data, benchmark against peers, and involve drivers through surveys. Linda recommended beginning with compensation-based vehicles if there is no mandate, and prioritizing the right stakeholders when scaling EVs across the organization.

Keywords

fleet electrification

total cost of ownership

closed-end leasing

infrastructure deployment

collaboration with OEMs

driver surveys

closed-end leases

EV infrastructure

government incentives

driver experience

EV pilot

charging infrastructure

stakeholder collaboration