In this podcast episode, Lauren Lister, Vice President of People, Performance, and Culture at Custom Fleet, delved into the company's evolving workplace culture, diversity efforts, and its future workforce strategy. Lister, who has been with Custom Fleet for over 12 years, shared candid insights into the importance of belonging and how it aligns with the company’s people-centric approach.

In this episode, host Caroline Falls talks with Rebecca Wilson, Head of Business Energy Solutions at Z Energy, several key insights were shared about the future of energy, particularly in the context of the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in New Zealand and Australia.

Wilson is speaking at the Electro Mobility Summit and Expo in Auckland during October and she outlined Z Energy’s evolving role as more than just a fuel retailer, emphasising the company’s shift towards becoming a modern energy provider with a growing network of EV chargers. This transition aligns with broader global efforts to decarbonise the transport sector, which has been a major focus for Z Energy as they support businesses in their energy transition journey.

Founded in 2015 by Sam Korkees and Brendan Wheeler, EVSE has been at the forefront of providing electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions across Australia and New Zealand. In this episode, Sam shares the journey of EVSE, from its humble beginnings to becoming a leading player in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure space with a new product offering - Charging as a Service.

Kirsten Corson, chair of New Zealand’s electric vehicle lobby Drive Electric joined Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls and talked about the ups and downs of EVs in her country, in Australia, and globally.

Adam Pay, managing director of MyCar Tyre and Auto talks to host Caroline Falls about the growth of the business’s fleet service and its tie up with China electric car maker BYD to service the brand’s vehicles in Australia, among other things.

On the line from Boston, Massachusetts, David Lewis, CEO and founder of MoveEV, joins our podcast for a conversation about the US political landscape and implications for electrification there, and his game changing ReimburseEV product being taken up by Fortune 500 companies.

MoveEV offers a technology solution for accurate reimbursement of costs associated with at-home charging.

For our latest Fleet News Group podcast, NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Jenny Aitchison talks about environmental practices in bus transport, and the importance of regional hubs like her electorate of Maitland in economic development.

“We've got a transition plan to ensure that all buses across the state transition by 2047,” said Aitchison, talking about the NSW Government fleet of 8000 buses moving to electric and hydrogen power. She said they have a target to have transitioned 50 percent of the state’s bus fleet to lower emissions technology by 2030.

Talking with Mike Costello, Corporate Affairs Manager, Cox Automotive Australia &U New Zealand, is like plugging to The Matrix of the automotive world.

In this podcast, Marc Sibbald, Editor at Fleet News Group, covers a range of topics from the used car market to utes v vans for Tradies and soccer mums.

In this episode of the Fleet News Group podcast, Marc Sibbald, editor of Fleet News Group, engaged in an insightful discussion with Frank Agostino, CEO of Paywise. The conversation centered around the growing interest in novated leasing and salary packaging, particularly in light of the recent Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for electric vehicles (EVs). Together they summarise the key benefits and operational efficiencies of novated leasing and salary packaging, tailored for HR managers, CEOs, and CFOs.

We aired Part 1 on Monday 6th May, host Caroline Falls and Tim Washington talked about why Australia is set to buck trends of the US and UK where EV sales are slowing.

This time, they talk about the Charge-as-a-Service business model JET Charge has dreamed up and won support for — a three-year trial — from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

“The trial is designed to break down the last barrier for transition. Essentially, what we're trying to do is to get the cost of infrastructure and the cost of electricity below the cost of refuelling your petrol or diesel vehicle. We know that for more modern electric vehicles, especially affordable electric vehicles, total cost of ownership over a five-year period is at parity or lower now for a lot of fleets. But charging infrastructure is still one of those things where there's quite a bit of expenditure upfront. 

“And so what we're trying to do is to basically get that cost down and take away those reasons to not transition.”