EV100

Through EV100, companies can showcase their electric transport leadership, and help members to reduce electric vehicle investment costs through best practice sharing. The campaign drives engagement and dialogue between governments and other stakeholders to collaboratively address the remaining barriers to EV uptake and infrastructure roll-out.

To join, companies are invited to make a public commitment to one or more of the following areas with a 2030 target date:

• Integrating electric vehicles into directly owned or leased corporate fleets
• Placing requirements in service contracts for electric vehicle usage
• Supporting staff to use electric vehicles by installing charging infrastructure at all premises
• Supporting electric vehicle uptake by customers by installing charging infrastructure at all premises

EV100 applies to battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids/extended range (minimum 30 miles/50km electric) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

For full details, or to request a joining form, please contact EV100@theclimategroup.org

EV100 is part of a growing family of corporate leadership initiatives led by The Climate Group and is part of the We Mean Business coalition’s work to address the key components of a future-proofed, low carbon business model.

The market for electric vehicles is rapidly expanding. In 2017, a new global sales record of over 1 million cars was reached. Over 4 million electric vehicles are now on the road worldwide.  

EVs are becoming increasingly price competitive. Battery cost – one of the major price factors for EVs – have gone down by factor four since 2008. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has predicted that unsubsidized total cost of ownership (TCO) for battery electric vehicles will be less than for internal combustion engine vehicles by 2024.  

Range anxiety is no longer an issue. An MIT study found that nearly 90% of vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by EVs immediately without any loss of convenience in driving range.  

OEMs are rapidly moving away from petrol and diesel. Over $90 billion of investments in electric vehicles has been announced by global automakers. According to BNEF, by 2021 there will be over 300 different EV models available, up from around 150 at the end of 2017.  

Air quality legislation is expected to increasingly restrict polluting vehicles. A number of global cities such as London, Paris, Los Angeles, Seattle, Mexico City  and Tokyo, have already committed to creating zero emission areas by 2030. France and the UK will ban all new combustion-engine vehicles by 2040, while the Netherlands and Norway plan to do so by 2030 and 2025.  

With the right applications, EV integration can already reduce running costs of fleets. A study in British Columbia concluded that by deploying EVs in the right places, fleets could save almost USD $2 million in lifetime cost.  

Customer charging is good marketing.  A report by Deloitte finds that retailers increasingly partner with utilities to install EV charging on their parking lots. This is a low-investment opportunity to generate additional revenue as well to attract customers, improve public relations and implement corporate values and CSR targets.

For more information on the business case for electric vehicles, please email tmaltese@theclimategroup.org.

• EV100 is one of the corporate commitment initiatives promoted by the We Mean Business coalition.
• EV100 is a supporter of the Clean Energy Ministerial-Electric Vehicles Initiative’s EV30@30 campaign.
• In driving corporate EV uptake, EV100 also works closely with national and regional partners including Ceres and the Japan Climate Leaders Partnership. 
• EV100 is supported by We Mean Business, Climate Works Foundation and Heising Simons Foundation.

We would like to thank the members of our Technical Advisory Group, which helps to develop the technical aspects of the EV100 initiative and its commitments:

• Ian Featherstone, Energy Saving Trust
• Robin Haycock, Fernhay
• Nic Lutsey, International Council on Clean Transportation
• Tom Turrentine, UC Davis
• Wolfgang Fischer, e-mobil BW GmbH

See the full list of EV100 members here

In the context of the EV100 initiative, The Climate Group offers a regular webinar series. These interactive sessions give companies interested in EV leadership access to existing best practice and expertise, to support the development of their own electrification strategies.

• See the full list of upcoming and past EV100 webinars here