New research has found that many fleets still aren’t reporting their vehicle emissions, with just one-third of fleets using software to track emissions.
The research was released to coincide with Clean Air Day and explored the impact that different vehicles have on the environment and air quality in our towns and cities and on our roads.
While many fleets have begun the switch to electric in recent years, progress on switching from petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles has slowed due to a number of factors.
Rising costs, long lead times and a network that isn’t quite ready for full adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) have seen many fleets either pause or delay their electric switchover.
The rise in clean air zones and the increasing size of many congestion zones has pushed many drivers and fleets to purchase newer, cleaner vehicles.
But the issue is that gauging the true emissions output of vehicles and fleets is difficult when the full data isn’t available.
With a quarter of fleets admitted they’re unsure what the potential financial penalties for failing to report their vehicle emissions are, it’s clear that this is a widespread issue.
It’s resulted in many environmental campaigners calling on the government to do more to assist fleets in streamlining the emissions reporting system to enable them to calculate, record and report much easier.
