GreenFleet

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GREENFLEET 115

SME challenges uncovered

Small and medium-sized enterprises are set to be hit hardest by London’s ULEZ or other Clean Air Zones, as they are more likely to struggle to absorb the penalty costs, or to upgrade their fleets in the time given.

Yet the latest quarterly Close Brothers Asset Finance Business Barometer shows that seventy-five per cent of SMEs are in favour of Clean Air Zones as an action to improve air quality.

Smaller firms may also struggle to find the time to keep on top of legislative changes, identify the right telematics solution for them, and make sure that vehicles are fit for the road.

When it comes to deciphering whether an electric or other alternatively fuelled fleet is right for their business, SMEs, as all sized companies, may struggle to make sense of it all.

This issue of GreenFleet has a guide dedicated to these challenges faced by smaller firms, starting on page 23.

The use of cargo bikes, electric-assist bikes and electric scooters and mopeds as a zero emission solution to last mile deliveries is also explored in this issue of GreenFleet, with contributions from Richard Armitage from European Cycle Logistics Federation and Dave Luscombe from the Motorcycle Industry Association.

Angela Pisanu, editor