More than 1.3 million electric vehicles are running on roads in the United States currently and 90% of the fleet managers in the U.S. have described the use of EVs in the commercial fleet business as \u201cinevitable\u201d. Thus, the market for electric vehicles is continuously growing and there are both internal and external factors responsible behind the adoption of EVs. The biggest external factor is the reduction of carbon emissions that will have a positive effect on the environment. When talking about internal factors that have stimulated the growth of electric vehicles for commercial fleets, fuel cost, maintenance costs and overall cost are the main highlights.<\/p>\n
According to one of the surveys conducted by Wakefield Research, when about 300 fleet managers in the U.S. were asked about why an organization would purchase an electric vehicle, about 44% of fleet managers think it would reduce fuel cost, 44% stated it would decrease the maintenance cost, and 37% think it will impact the environment positively. Around 32% of fleet managers also believe that one-fourth of the fleets will be EVs in the next 5 years whereas 50% believe that this target will be achieved in 10 years.<\/p>\n