Why electric vehicles should be part of your sustainable business strategy

Today, most of the world's workforce commutes to work by car. Even in environmentally conscious countries like the Netherlands, more than 60% of workers commute to work by car. Indeed, daily commutes average 10 km in the EU and up to 64 km in the US, making them an important source of greenhouse gas emissions.

At the same time, many companies have vehicles ranging from passenger cars for business trips to trucks and distribution vehicles. The use of these vehicles by employees can significantly increase the body's carbon footprint and become a visible source of emissions that can be easily linked to the enterprise.

Governments are already aiming to transfer data from the fleet. For example, the Netherlands has introduced new legislation requiring companies with more than 100 employees to report CO2 emissions from business travel. Companies that exceed certain limits will have four years to cut their emissions and achieve carbon-free.

Electric vehicles are the most effective way to reduce carbon emissions, although other modes of transport may provide a low-emission alternative that requires the use of road transport. In fact, most electric vehicles have the highest autonomy for daily commuting and, depending on how electricity is generated, emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases or none at all.

Help to optimize the energy efficiency of your installation

The other important source of corporate broadcasting is the premises. In Germany, for example, 30% of carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings, mainly through the use of heat and electricity. An important and perhaps the easiest step to reduce the carbon footprint of living organisms is to increase the energy efficiency of facilities.

Maximizing resource efficiency and minimizing waste not only reduces costs, it also limits the company's emissions. For example, the use of renewable energy sources or do-it-yourself energy production, as installing solar collectors can provide long-term savings and reduce the overall carbon footprint.

Combined with an electric drive, renewable energy becomes an even more powerful tool. By using some of the electricity to charge cars used by the business or its employees, the company can use cheap and environmentally friendly transportation.

Electric vehicle chargers and energy efficiency 

Even if you generate electricity yourself or rely on the power grid, installing electric vehicles can be a catalyst for electric mobility and help reduce your carbon footprint. Today, most modern chargers are equipped with software that provides many smart features to ensure the most efficient charging.

How does intelligent charging of electric vehicles work?

Smart Charging opens up a suite of tools to help EV chargers manage the smart energy they use. For example:.

• The Quick Smoothing feature ensures that the charger makes the most of the available power without exceeding the set current.
• Dynamic load sharing makes it easy to allocate available power to different vehicles according to business needs and priorities.

In the future, technological advances may also provide backup for electric vehicles in the event of a power outage.

• Vehicle-Grid (V2G) technology can charge or discharge electric vehicle batteries depending on the power grid capacity and utility needs. Essentially, this allows electric vehicles to act as external batteries that can temporarily store green energy and return it to the grid.

Combating climate change is probably one of the biggest challenges facing society and all businesses need to do their part. One of the solutions to reduce emissions is transport electricity. This, combined with energy production and the power of the smart EV charger, makes it a simple yet effective tool for a sustainable future.