FLEET management specialist CBVC Vehicle Management has supplied 11 electric vans and an electric pool car to Norfolk’s historic Holkham Estate, supporting its commitment to reducing its environmental impact.
The new fleet of Toyota Proace City EV vans will be used for day-to-day maintenance operations by the Holkham Property Company team across the 25,000-acre estate in North Norfolk, close to Wells-next-the-Sea.
Luke Tyce, Finance Director, at Holkham, explained the the switch to electric: “Moving to electric vans across the Holkham Property Company fleet is a key project to deliver our ambition to be a carbon negative estate by 2040. Our carbon audits identified that 55% of Holkham Property Company’s direct emissions came from the diesel fleet so transitioning to electric was an excellent way to decarbonise this business. We estimate that switching to 55,000 electric miles, powered by renewable energy, will save 17.4 tonnes of CO2 each year.”
CBVC presented several options to choose from, and Fleet Account Manager Julie Hayes arranged demonstrators and negotiated terms with the manufacturers.
Mike Manners, Managing Director at CBVC Vehicle Management commented: “We’ve worked with Holkham for a number of years and are delighted to build on that relationship with the provision of these latest electric vans. The Toyota eLCVs are perfectly suited to the estate’s requirements, offering an acceptable range and the ability to charge with renewable electricity.
“We discussed funding options with Holkham as we believe Contract Hire is not always the answer, Holkham vans operate within the estate and do a low mileage, so we looked at options that would allow them to be kept beyond a traditional lease period. We look forward to monitoring the performance of the fleet and sharing this with our clients.”
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