Northgate – show partner at this year’s Great British Fleet Event – has revealed dates for its 2024 national EV roadshows, designed to help fleets make the shift to electric.
Its 2023 roadshows proved highly popular with hundreds of fleet attendees – and this year’s itinerary is designed to allow as many businesses as possible across the country to explore the electrification of their LCV fleets.
Northgate’s events to date have resulted in nearly 60 businesses beginning the process of fleet electrification over the last 12 months, with an 84% year-on-year increase in eLCVs on Northgate’s fleet as a result.
Echoing Northgate’s expanding fleet of EVs, which now includes electric refrigerated vehicles and traffic management and support vehicles, the roadshows allow attendees to test a wide range of mobility solutions. These range from e-cargo bikes to popular eLCVs including the Peugeot e-Expert, Mercedes e-Vito and Maxus models.
To help tackle fleet concerns with charging infrastructure, each session also includes an EV charging masterclass from ChargedEV.
The events also include a focus on best practice for on-site commercial charging and give an overview of the options available as part of Northgate’s unique ‘vehicle and charger rental bundle’.
Melanie Creedy, Northgate’s EV business development manager, commented: “Following the huge success of our EV roadshow events in 2023, we have expanded our programme of roadshows across the country in 2024.
“The EV Roadshows have proven themselves to be an invaluable part of Northgate’s Drive to Zero programme that enable us to share independent help and support to customers looking to start their journeys from diesel to electric,” she added.
Northgate EV roadshow programme for 2024:
| Reading | 8 February |
| Penrith | 6 March |
| Grantham | 24 April |
| Milton Keynes | 16 May |
| Glasgow | 23 May |
| Southampton | 12 June |
| Borehamwood | 26 July |
| Leicester | 10 September |
| Bristol | 19 September |
| Bolton | 3 October |
| Cannock | 16 October |
