Electric Work Vans Are “Almost Free”
People considering an electric passenger car perserverate about range. “What if I want to quit my job and go surfing in California? Where will I plug in?” That’s a good question. There are gas stations everywhere, but few EV chargers at the beach. But there is one category of vehicle that seldom travels more than 100 miles a day and is happy to recharge overnight — work vans.
“I knew there was going to be some savings because our electricity here is very inexpensive, but I was amazed when I worked it out. It makes it really, really cheap to operate,” Smedley told the. There are other benefits to driving electric work vans as well, things that may not have a precise economic value. He found he could power equipment like drain cleaning machines by plugging them into his E-Transit at job sites, eliminating the need to lug around a generator.
Then there are all the mechanical repairs, brake jobs, oil changes, and the like that Smedley won’t have to pay for. Not only that, after charging overnight, the E-Transit is ready to go the next day with no need to drive to a gas station and spend time filling the tank. More time working and less time refueling means money in the bank for Smedley. “When I look at the cost over five years,” he said with a laugh, “it’s almost like getting a free van.
“What we’ve learned from the vehicles on the road is that you save anywhere from $10,000 to $12,000 a year because the cost of fuel and maintenance is so much lower with electric vehicles,” he said. “If a company is planning on a service life of five years, that’s a savings of $50,000 per vehicle. That’s very compelling.” Merchants Fleet has orders for 750 more BrightDrop delivery vans and reservations for an additional 17,000, Jacobs said.
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