This is a thought leadership conversation around the migrating to an EV Fleet and the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Guests:

Lorna McAtear, National Grid’s Fleet Manager

Steve Winter – Head of Fleet @ British Gas

Olly Craughan – Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at DPD

Topics discussed in this episode:

THE FLEET

1. How many vehicles are there in your existing fleets, what proportion are EV, and do you have a target to move towards?

2. How should companies approach transitioning their fleets to EV? Is it a software or a hardware conversation?

3. What are the key challenges facing companies in electrifying their fleets? (e.g. infrastructure, finance, policy, consumer adoption/attitudes)?

4. What are some best practices, in how National Grid, British Gas and DPD are driving forward the transition of their fleets to 100% zero emissions?

5. What are the cost challenges and benefits of deploying an EV Fleet? Where can businesses source finance for EV fleet and infrastructure?

6. Is there support to you for change? From Government? From the business? Who can fleet operators speak to?

7. What is expected of stakeholders in the transport ecosystem to support electrification, including policymakers and consumers? Why is a coherent, coordinated effort (across supply, demand, and infrastructure) so important?

8. When should listeners make decisions on EV Fleet conversion?

THE DRIVER

1. Has driver behaviour changed since their transition to EV?

2. What did you need to tell the drivers?

3. Where do drivers perform most of their EV charging? What is the % in your opinion?

THE JOURNEY

1. Have driving patterns altered due to the switch from Ice to EV?

CLOSING QUESTION

1. If you have 1 piece of advice for your migration from ICE to EV, what would it be?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Additional resources:

This is a thought leadership conversation around the future of emobility with specific emphasis on high power charging of cars, trucks and eBuses. We want independent panellists to give their thoughts and opinions on the topics outlined below.

Guests:

Sam Clarke is the Chief Vehicle Officer at GRIDSERVE and is an entrepreneur, investor, EV evangelist, a Fellow (FloC) and sector chair for the National Institute of Couriers. Prior to joining Gridserve Sam was the Pioneer behind Gnewt, the green logistics specialist he founded in 2009 with Gnewt winning national and global awards during its decade long journey of last-mile logistics using only electric vehicles.

Graeme Cooper leads National Grid’s work on electric vehicles / decarbonisation of transport by leading and coordinating all the work relating to the UK regulated business of National Grid. His work helps the Government, the energy and automotive industry’s transition towards zero emission vehicles. With over a decade in communications infrastructure and over a decade in low/zero carbon electricity, Graeme is a well-known and highly respected energy industry expert.

Finally, Andy Eastlake was appointed as ZEMO’s, Managing Director in April 2012, after serving both on the board and as chair of the Members Council for many years. As MD Andy has been integrally involved in the design and implementation of the latest accreditation schemes for both buses and HGVs, supporting Dept for Transport and OLEV in stimulating the uptake of low carbon technologies.".

Topics discussed in this episode:

- Electrical Vehicle

- Ebuses and etrucks

• Why is the government pushing so hard to promote ebuses / zero emission buses?

Additional resources:

In this episode I explore what motivated Lord Deben into the world of sustainability, his work in the industry and his hopes and wishes for COP26 and the G7 in 2021. We explore topics on renewables, smart homes, emobility.

Guest:

Lord Deben is Chairman of the UK's independent Committee on Climate Change. He also chairs the sustainability consultancy Sancroft International and recycler Valpak. He is a trustee of climate change charity Cool Earth, alongside the ocean conservation charity, Blue Marine Foundation

As Environment Secretary he introduced the Environment Act 1995 and the Landfill Tax, which was the first such environmental tax in the UK. During this time, he also pursued environmental causes, introducing an Early Day Motion on global warming to Parliament. He was also instrumental in the passing of the Climate Change Act of 2008. The BBC Wildlife magazine described Lord Deben as the "Environment Secretary against which all others are judged". In 1997, he was also awarded the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Medal and was described by Friends of the Earth as "the best Environment Secretary we've ever had".

Topics discussed in this episode:

Power and Industry

Decarbonising Transport

Building Net Zero Homes

1. How do you think housebuilders and developers have embraced the concept of smart homes & buildings in general?

In this episode we explore decarbonising the home using a suite of technologies to do do. We approach the topic from 3 separate paths; infrastructure, IT and innovation and legislation / regulations

Guests:

Howard Porter is the CEO of BEAMA, the Trade body for the UK electrical manufacturing industry. He has been in this post for 10 years. He is the Chairman of the implementation board of the Each Home Counts review of residential energy efficiency. He has a particular expertise in energy and the use of energy, with DPhil in the energy efficiency of housing,

Nick Woolley is ev.energy's CEO, and co-founder. Nick is a multi-EV owner and passionate about decarbonising the energy system. His past experience includes 8 years running a web development company, and 3 years working for National Grid, where he also spent 6 months working in partnership with US residential solar installer, Sunrun. He loves energy networks, and has a PhD in Power Systems.

David Overman is the Electricity Network Director at BUUK having held the position since 2006. BUUK Infrastructure is the leading independent provider of last-mile utility networks, constructing and operating essential utility assets in the UK. With over 30,000 discrete networks, serving over 1 million homes, they are the leading independent provider of last-mile networks. Prior to joining BUUK David was the Electricity Networks Director at East Anglia Electric.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Changing the Infrastructure

Smart technologies & emobility

Policy and legislation

Resources

The 3 areas of focus stemming from the Net Zero - All Party Parliamentary Group – UK policy document, The Governments Energy White Paper and the Carbon Budget – 6th Edition;

Guests:

Topics discussed in this episode:

1. Power & Industry

Government policy, is it in the right place? Where do we need clearer decisions?

Within the power industry, Ofgem and the Government need to demonstrate strong leadership but how important is consumer cooperation to ensure behavioural change and investment?

How is green energy sources such as wind and solar supporting the growth?

Battery storage – what are the key things required in this space to ensure this disruptive technology supports the decentralised world?

Is there an opportunity to use EV’s as a source of mobile battery storage?

Carbon capture and storage is a critical technology that will offer significant economic benefits and competitive advantage to the UK, but is the initial investment there to deliver this technology?

Where does the Government need to focus to continue the improvement in this space?

2. Decarbonising Transport

With EV’s on the road now totalling about 380,000 vs a 38 million ICE vehicles, why has progress been slow in EV adoption?

What can be done to accelerate EV adoption?

What are the main opportunities and challenges are for electric vehicles?

What does 2030 look like for EV’s. Is there any new technology on the horizon to further grow EV’s in this space?

Fuel tax on internal combustion engine cars has been a valuable source of income for the government, how will they recoup this revenue as the mass market moves over to EV’s ?

How will Brexit affect sales of EV’s in the UK?

3. Building Net Zero Homes and Communities

How have house builders and developers embraced the concept of smart homes & buildings and emobility in general?

Are we ready for a more complex network with things such as bi-directional power flow and 3 phase supply in the home?

How does the role of central and local government differ here, what are the areas to ensure success?

Does hydrogen have a role to play in decarbonising the home of the future?

Additional resources:

In this podcast we discuss the 10-point plan generated by the Net Zero - All Party Parliamentary Group – UK policy document. This document formed the recommendations seen on the Government’s latest Energy White Paper.

- Generating Net Zero Energy

- Decarbonising Transport

- Building Net Zero Homes and Communities.

Guests:

Alex Sobel, MP – Chairman, Net Zero All Party Parliamentary Group (NZAPPG)

Topics discussed in this episode:

We discuss the 10-point net zero action plan designed to put the country back on track to

meet its net zero commitment.

Additional resources:

The Schneider electric emobility web pages: - Evolution of Mobility Solutions

https://www.se.com/uk/en/work/solutions/for-business/automotive/evolution.jsp

The Schneider Electric Utilities web pages – Power Generation and Smart Grid.

https://www.se.com/uk/en/work/solutions/for-business/electric-utilities/

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In the run up to COP-26, we kick start Schneider Electric’s podcast series with an interview with the Chairman of the Net Zero, All Party Parliamentary Group (NZAPPG) Alex Sobel, MP.

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