Facilitating the ecological transition with effective recharging infrastructure

The main players in the energy sector are betting that in 2025 the presence of electric vehicles in fleets will continue to grow. On the other hand, so far company car fleets have already proved to be a sort of laboratory in which to test the transition to electrification, with numbers and a pace significantly higher than those of the market as a whole. But to do this, tools are needed that can effectively accompany the transition. 'The increasing availability and accessibility of electric vehicles must be addressed with new introductions to make the transition easier and more accessible,' explains Laura Garito, sales manager at Plenitude. Corporate mobility management platforms and tools will be a key point to address the demands of resource and fleet management, so that companies can plan employee travel more efficiently through integrated management'.

The year 2025 also means a further move towards the much-discussed 2035, the year that should mark the end of the sale of new diesel and petrol cars in Europe (although the review clause could be triggered in 2026). According to Vincenzo Maniaci, technology director of Q8, 'the massive arrival of new Chinese models is transforming market dynamics, opening up new opportunities but also new complexities for companies'. These include those related to 'the need for effective organisation of recharging infrastructure and operating costs, to prevent new power supply choices from having a negative impact on company budgets'. But there is also optimism on this point. "Adopting electric mobility solutions is already an economically advantageous choice," emphasises Costantino Fassino, Powy's chief business development and sales officer, "and with the savings for electric fleets envisaged by the forthcoming Budget Law, companies will be incentivised to introduce electric vehicles with smart recharging infrastructures.

The way, in any case, seems marked. The availability of more and more electric models, and the increasing range and speed of recharging are encouraging drivers to experiment with electric driving," says Sebastiano Di Carlo, head of sales product development at Repower. "The data we have collected say that electric drivers are unlikely to revert to the internal combustion engine.