Electrify your fleet: a practical step-by-step plan
First establish which routes can go electric and whether charging is feasible at your site. Then compare costs and choose a replacement date for each vehicle. These nine steps align investment with operations.
- Map your routes
Record daily distances, downtime and overnight parking. This determines the battery capacity and charging power you need.
Range and route planning - Check your grid connection
Start here: upgrading a connection in a congested area can take years.
Grid congestion - Calculate the costs
Use your own mileage, prices and grants, and compare with your current diesel.
Open the calculator - Choose a vehicle
Check usable battery capacity, charging power and lead time. Test-drive on your own routes.
Vehicles - Apply for grants in time
Check the application deadlines for AanZET and SPRILA, and register your MIA investment within three months.
Grants and tax schemes - Arrange charging
Arrange depot chargers, a charging card for the road and a certified meter for ERE revenue.
Charging - Choose between buying and leasing
Compare monthly costs and who carries residual-value risk.
Buy or lease - Prepare drivers and workshop
Check driving licences, training, NEN 9140 workshop requirements and your insurer’s conditions.
Licences, weight and workshops - Measure and adjust
Track consumption, charging costs and battery health to inform your next purchase and help resale.
Battery and residual value
When should you replace each vehicle?
Compare lease expiry, expected maintenance costs and customer access with vehicle and charger lead times. Calculate both replacement now and keeping the current vehicle. A phased transition may fit your budget and charging capacity better than replacing everything at once.
Multiple vehicles or sites? Have a fleet analysis made