Via East Midlands has expanded into electrical vehicle services as well as adding electric vans to its fleet which provides highways and engineering services throughout Nottinghamshire.
Electrical vehicle drivers and companies across the East Midlands can now get EV charge points installed at their homes and premises by Via – a company wholly-owned by Nottinghamshire County Council.
The new service comes as Via adds four Nissan eNV200 vans to its own fleet of vehicles, a number it intends increase over the next year. Alongside this, EV charging facilities have been installed at Via’s Bilsthorpe, Gamston and Queens Drive depots.
The vans will be used by Via employees to provide a range of engineering services and Nottinghamshire residents can expect to see them travelling the county’s roads.
EV Charging point installation is the latest service to be added to Via’s wide offering to clients, following their approval under the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) Homecharge and Workplace Charging Schemes (WCS).
Under the schemes, individuals and companies can claim a government grant of £350 towards the purchase and installation of a charging point, up to a maximum of 40 charging points for businesses.
In combination with Via’s fleet services, which offer full servicing and maintenance of electric fleets of all sizes, the new service allows Via to provide a full EV service to customers, helping to electrify their fleet, reduce their environmental impact and cut costs.
Via offers a range of charge points to fit customers’ needs, including Rolec, Zappi and more.
Head of Operations for Via, Dave Tebbett, said:
“We’re delighted to be able to offer customers the installation of electric vehicle charge points and it’s a great fit with us adding electric vans to our fleet.
“We already provide fleet services to clients with electric buses and smaller EVs and we see the growth of electric motoring as companies and individuals look to switch to more sustainable transport.
“With our skilled highways electrical team delivering a range of works in the region, it seemed like a natural progression for us to be able to use our expertise to help other organisations electrify their travel.
“We’re now in a position where we can offer our customers a full electric fleet services with everything from fleet procurement, to maintenance and installation of charging infrastructure.”
Via’s Environmental Manager, Selina Morson, added:
“In May 2021, Nottinghamshire County Council declared a climate emergency and reinforced its commitment to becoming completely carbon neutral by 2030.
“I’m pleased that we’ve been able to introduce electric vehicles to our fleet and EV charging facilities to our depots. It’s a small step but it will have a positive effect on our environmental impact and will also allow us to understand how we can best use them as a wider part of our fleet in the future.
“Via strives to be a responsible business and this is just one of many areas we’re looking to improve and have a positive impact on the communities around us.”
To find out more, please visit www.viaem.co.uk/ev.
