Show notes: Transitioning to EVs - Start Now With the rapid transition that many fleets are making to electric vehicles, I've been interested for some time in how that affects risk management for these fleets. The vehicles are more powerful, have some unique driving characteristics and have different maintenance requirements. Plus there's recharging, load carrying and driver training to think about. My guest for this episode of the Let's Talk Fleet Risk podcast is Richard Parker, Corporate Sales Manager at Webfleet – part of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions. Webfleet is a leader in helping fleets understand the management processes that are needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of EV fleets so Richard and I are going to get into the key issues that fleet and driver safety managers need to be looking at. Richard Parker, Corporate Sales Manager, Webfleet https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/podcast/episode/transitioning-to-evs-start-now/ Useful Links Richard Parker - LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/richardjparker1/ Webfleethttps://www.webfleet.com/en_gb/webfleet/ Webfleet Video raises the bar on fleet safety standardsDownload PDF An electrifying journey: A step-by-step fleet guide to making the electric van transition.Download PDF Dispelling the myths: Six common misconceptions about video telematicsDownload PDF [su_row][su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""][su_youtube url="https://youtu.be/r8p4BHArpXk"][/su_column][su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""][su_youtube url="https://youtu.be/vAeWWGGdA1o"][/su_column][/su_row] Transcript Simon: Welcome to Let’s Talk Fleet Risk - a podcast for those who manage drivers and their vehicles and want to reduce road risk in their organisation.  With the rapid transition that many fleets are making to electric vehicles, I've been interested for some time in how that affects risk management for these fleets. The vehicles are more powerful, have some unique driving characteristics and have different maintenance requirements. Plus, there's recharging, load carrying and driver training to think about. My guest for this episode of the Let's Talk Fleet Risk podcast is Richard Parker, Corporate Sales Manager at Webfleet – part of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions. Webfleet is a leader in helping fleets understand the management processes that are needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of EV fleets, so Richard and I are going to get into the key issues that fleet and driver safety managers need to be looking at. Hi Richard and welcome to the podcast.   Simon: I'm not an expert in electric vehicles but I've driven a few and there are obviously areas of their operation that are significantly different to operating conventional petrol or diesel vehicles. Where do you think the key challenges in risk management lie.   Richard: Let’s start from the very top which is Central Government legislation and remind everyone on some of the timelines –  From 2030 – there’ll be no more diesel or petrol vehicles sold, that doesn’t mean there be zero tailpipe emissions, plug in hybrids will still be able to be sold until 2035.  2035 – this is the cut off date for 26 tonne HGVs, and 2040 for the 44 tonnes and below down to 26, so we’ve really got 16 years before we will no longer have new petrol and diesel vehicles on sale. It’s also worth considering that sitting underneath that is a number of other things that will potentially give businesses some risks that need to be managed. Things like Local Authority changes, with zero emissions, clean air and ULEZ zones. There is financial reporting changes that are coming that will require many of your audience to report on their carbon footprint as part of the supply chains and contracts they hold. That’s here and now and building quickly. Finally the other one is that we are all consumers ourselves and I think  that especially after the last few years, weather, and things we see, our awareness of the need to change what we do to protect