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Fleet electrification panel: agencies and businesses point to charging costs, change management and equity as top barriers
Summary
Private and public fleet leaders praised operational savings and driver acceptance but repeatedly flagged charging infrastructure costs, home‑charging equity and OEM availability for medium/heavy duty as the principal constraints to faster electrification.
A panel of fleet managers and technical‑assistance providers told the Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council that fleet electrification delivers fuel and maintenance savings and high driver acceptance, but that infrastructure costs and workplace/home charging complexities remain major barriers.
Nick Davidson, lead of McKinstry’s carbon/climate initiative, said the company’s fleet once used nearly 1,000,000 gallons of fuel and now includes roughly 90 EV Silverado trucks plus other EVs. “We drive as a collective fleet, 12 and a half million…
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