Fleet electrification is no longer about high-level targets, theoretical roadmaps, or glossy sales brochures. Real commercial operators are out on the road every day facing genuine operational pressures: real-world payload limits, depot power constraints, driver habits, charging downtime, and winter duty cycles.
Join The EV Café for an honest, fast-paced, and unfiltered deep dive into the operational realities of transitioning commercial fleets to zero-emission vehicles.
No corporate sales pitches. Just straight-talking fleet leaders sharing what worked, what failed, and the practical lessons they want to pass on so other transport managers can de-risk their transition.
What we will cover:
The Good: Proven wins that cut operating costs, improved driver satisfaction, and streamlined day-to-day fleet operations.
The Bad: The friction points that were harder than anticipated, from charging logistics to driver mindset shifts.
The Ugly: The unexpected surprises and early mistakes that caught teams out on day one, and how they solved them.
The Gift: One core piece of actionable advice each organisation wants to gift to fellow fleet managers starting or scaling their rollout.
Featured Speakers:
Webfleet: The Data Reality
Setting the benchmark using insights from millions of connected commercial miles: why telemetry cuts through range anxiety, how to right-size vehicles and charging, and the data blind spots that cost fleets money.
The AA: Operational Resilience & First Response
Lessons from six years in partnership with The EV Café and real-world electric patrol trials: managing roadside recovery demands, auxiliary onboard power draw, and emergency response uptime.
Openreach: Massive Scale Decarbonisation
Practical learnings from electrifying the UK’s second-largest commercial fleet (23,000 working vehicles): balancing engineer welfare, bespoke racking, payload, and charging across urban and remote regions. Outline work with the Openreach Collective to deliver at pace and scale
Who should attend? Fleet Directors, Transport Managers, Operations Leads, Procurement Specialists, and Sustainability Directors who want practical, real-world fleet intelligence to support their vehicle transition.
👉 Secure your free place: evcafe.org/register