http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/news/tusker-ceo-now-an-ev-convert/ Tusker CEO now an EV convert By John Simpson 18 November 2013
[images http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/cms-images/Tusker-CEO-David-Hosking_2_thumb.jpg Tusker CEO David Hosking http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/cms-images/Nissan-LEAF-red-2014-dynamic_2_thumb.jpg Leaf EV - "For a sales rep working from an office in a city with only short journeys to see clients, EVs would be ideal" ] Electric vehicles have been given the nod of approval by Tusker after its CEO used a Nissan LEAF as a company car for more than 5,000 incident-free miles. The contract hire and salary sacrifice provider has subsequently added EVs to its own employee company car choice list and installed two dual-socket recharging posts at its new Croxley Green HQ in Hertfordshire. In a bid to understand the pros and cons of electric motoring, Tusker Chief Exec David Hosking (pictured) decided to use the LEAF for his 38-mile regular commute, twice a day, for six months. He now considers himself an EV ‘convert’. Zero cost The Tusker boss believes that EVs have a use within a corporate environment but their low running costs only start to make sense against the typically higher front-end costs if they are used on a very regular basis. He commented: “I was running the Leaf at practically zero cost compared to my previous diesel car which cost around £60 a week in fuel for the same journeys. “However, I don’t think EVs are always appropriate for a typical field-based national sales force that travels the country, because they may not have the necessary range so you would need to make sure there were fast charging points en route. “But for a sales rep working from an office in a city with only short journeys to see clients, and with ready access to recharging, then EV use would be ideal for them.” Undeniable benefits EVs have seen limited uptake in the salary sacrifice sector over Tusker 125 schemes currently in operation and Hosking doesn’t expect that to change overnight. “I am not convinced that will alter massively in the short term - certainly until purchase costs start to come down,” he added. “However, new models coming onto the market are beginning to change perceptions. “Personally, I am now a convert to the undeniable benefits of an electric vehicle for my particular circumstances and am currently looking at which electric vehicle to choose as my permanent company car.” [© fleetdirectory.co.uk] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Barcelona, EV capital of the world & cleanest bus fleet in Europe EVLN: Kona Electric Ute, A Cool Electric Cargo Bike! EVLN: Can a condo owner insist on having EVSE access? EVLN: Elon's giving BMW i3 EV owners a solar-installation discount EVLN: RSPB-charity’s Zoe & Kangoo EVs recharged from HQ's wind turbine + EVLN: SLAC Self-Healing polymer for better li-ion service life (video) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Convert-Tusker-had-5k-incident-free-miles-in-company-Leaf-EV-tp4666354.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
