Rise in issues with batteries on fully-electric vans
London, 19 February 2024, (Oilandgaspress): –Electric car batteries could unexpectedly go flat leaving motorists stranded by the side of the road this winter, according to experts.
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) said fleets have reported a rise in issues of 12v batteries on fully-electric vans. A better labelling system for the range of electric vans is becoming “critical to adoption”, says the Association of Fleet Professionals.
The organisation first highlighted the inadequacies of the existing WLTP figures last year and, says chair Paul Hollick, this winter has only made the problem more apparent.
“We’ve had reports during the last few weeks of operators of electric vans with a WLTP range of 200 miles seeing that number halve with a full load in cold conditions. That’s a reduction that is extremely difficult for fleet managers to work their way around in operational terms.
“Ultimately, it means that the official data designed to guide fleets towards making informed buying decisions is at best, inaccurate and, at worst, actively leads them to purchase the wrong vehicles. These are very expensive mistakes for businesses to be making.”
Paul said that WLTP labelling for vans needed to cover not just a load-free vehicle in warm conditions but a variety of payload and weather variations.
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