Understand the total cost of ownership, the many benefits of alternative fuels, how to ensure a smooth transition with our support and most importantly, how to drive down your carbon emissions.
Rachel Beaton: Octopus Fleet’s energy advantage is helping businesses make EV charging work smarter
Octopus Fleet is bringing a fresh perspective to fleet electrification, combining the wider Octopus Group’s energy expertise with a growing range of services designed to make electric vehicles easier and more cost-effective to operate.
One year into the business, Commercial Director Rachel Beaton e...
Business Lease Shortlist: four EVs for functionality, family and fun
This week’s shortlist focuses on four fully electric vehicles aimed at different fleet roles: long-range mainstream use, family SUV duties, premium all-weather driving and executive EV users.
All prices are business lease figures excluding VAT and based on 10,000 miles per year.
Kia EV3 Air 81.4kWh...
Success Story: Calisen uses rooftop solar to tackle electric-vehicle downtime
Calisen is fitting solar battery-maintenance technology across its electric fleet to reduce avoidable vehicle downtime.
The business operates around 350 vans supporting approximately 1100 engineers and technicians, with about one-third of the fleet now fully electric.
It found that systems includin...
Fleet software consolidation continues as Freeway joins Movement Software
Movement Software has acquired UK fleet-maintenance specialist Freeway Fleet Systems, bringing another established fleet platform into a wider transport-technology group.
Freeway’s software covers maintenance scheduling, defect management, workshops and suppliers, parts and stores, purchasing, fuel...
ZEV mandate review closes – what fleet managers should watch next
The Government’s review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate closes on 23 October 2026, with potential implications for vehicle supply, discounts and future fleet pricing.
The consultation is examining annual ZEV sales targets, manufacturer flexibilities, possible alternative policy approaches and ...
Better Fleet: Futureproof EV policy by managing rules like an operating system
An EV policy written today will change as charging technology develops, vehicle capability improves or as tax treatment can move.
Employee charging patterns will change. New payment models, tariffs and infrastructure will appear. Or new HMRC mileage rates make a difference.
The challenge for fleet ...
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Business Protection by LV
At LV=, we're dedicated to bolstering and safeguarding UK businesses by offering a suite of Business Protection products designed to provide essential support when it’s needed the most.
Our Business Protection services are crafted to secure your company's financial health against unforeseen events that could impact a business owner or a pivotal team member. Essentially, it functions as life insurance, with the option to include critical illness cover, for those who are integral to your business's success or its proprietors.
LV= offers a variety of Business Protection solutions tailored to your needs:
- Key Person Cover: Offers a financial safeguard in the event of the death or critical illness (if Critical Illness Cover is selected) of a vital staff member.
- Share and Partnership Protection: Enables business owners to maintain control of the company in the unfortunate event that one of the partners passes away or is diagnosed with a critical illness.
- Relevant Life Cover (RLC): Permits businesses to provide a death-in-service benefit to employees, including salaried directors, as a part of their employment package.
- Executive Income Protection: Delivers a monthly payment to the employer if an insured employee is unable to work due to illness or injury. These payments assist in covering the costs associated with an employee's sick pay, along with the employer's National Insurance contributions and pension scheme contributions on behalf of the employee.
Through these protections, LV= aims to ensure that your business remains resilient and secure, ready to face any challenge that may arise.
Accident Management by sopp+sopp
As a member of Activate Group, sopp+sopp provides its customers with the benefits of continuous investment and innovation in accident management solutions and fleet services.
Our network exceeds 340 approved repair locations alongside an expanding number of Activate Accident Repair bodyshops we own. This setup enhances our capacity and capability to handle repairs for all types of vehicles, including those powered by alternative fuels.
sopp+sopp has vast experience in assisting customers with de-fleeting, covering both owned and leased vehicles. We maintain strong relationships with the majority of finance and leasing companies, which aids in managing costs effectively at the end of a lease through vehicle assessments, repairs, and refurbishments, and acting as an impartial arbitrator between funders and customers. For owned vehicles, we maximise sales revenue through established processes with a wide network of commercial buyers or support sustainability by dismantling vehicles to reserve parts for future use in green initiatives.
Progreen by Prohire
Our ProGreen division is at the forefront of the UK’s Green Industrial Revolution, supporting customers’ Net Zero ambitions by decarbonising fleets with high-performing, reliable, zero-emission vehicle technologies.
Proactive planning with ProGreen:
ProGreen has already supported 450+ businesses to develop their transition strategy to alternative vehicle technology and execute their fleet’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) plans to help to prepare ahead of the government’s green deadline in a controlled and cost effective manner.
Discover the art of the possible with Progreen
Quartix EVolve
The Quartix vehicle tracking system is currently operational in over 600,000 vehicles worldwide. Established in 2001 by four UK industry experts, Quartix has amassed over 120 years of collective experience in systems design, telemetry, embedded computing, communications, and database design and implementation.
Deciding which vehicles to transition to electric can be daunting, given the fluctuating charging options, automotive supplier offerings, government incentives, and resale values of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Quartix EVolve demystifies this process, enabling regular reassessment of your EV strategy to align with your unique business needs.
EVolve leverages your Quartix telematics data to analyse your fleet activity and provides a tailored electrification recommendation, considering:
- Vehicle usage patterns
- Length and frequency of trips
- Inactivity periods
Armed with recent telematics insights, EVolve matches your current fleet with appropriate EV models, offering a detailed overview of Total Cost of Ownership and a comprehensive vehicle charging strategy.
