21% of Spanish companies expected to have electric vehicles in their fleets by 2013

21% of Spanish companies expected to have electric vehicles in their fleets by 2013, representing an increase in purchase intent than 8% compared to last year. This bias is higher among large companies for small and medium enterprises. 23% of large companies ensures that incorporate electric cars to their fleets over the next three years, while among SMEs that intention was expressed by 21%.

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Data are collected in "The Company Car Observatory (CVO), promoted by the leasing company Arval, which advocates the need for participation of public administrations and public bodies, as well as large corporations to the introduction of such vehicles in the car park a success. Today, governments representing only 5% of long-term rentals in Spain.

The study also shows that companies are still "serious obstacles to economic and technical at the time of incorporating electric vehicles to its fleet before it becomes a realistic alternative to consider." In this way, 68% of companies considered excessive the price of electric cars, which can reach three times that of a conventional car with similar benefits.

Another drawback for the purchase of electric cars is the lack of infrastructure. 59% of companies surveyed say lack of charging points as the main barrier to decide, while 51% considered an obstacle to the implementation of the electric car the lack of suitable models for their activity and inadequate network workshops are able to maintain and repair the technology. Doubts about their road safety and on their "green impact" real arouse suspicion among the 12% of users.

In addition, the Company Vehicle Monitoring reveals that today vehicles with low-power label remain as the preferred alternative and more realistic for Spanish companies to save costs, "well above efficient as other technologies the hybrid or natural gas. 12% of Spanish firms already have fuel efficient cars (Eco2, Econetic, Bluetec, etc.) Or even Fluela Flex vehicles (biofuels), while only a small percentage of hybrids available (2%) or power (2 %) in their vehicles. With regard to cars powered by LPG or natural gas, also have a minimal presence among Spanish companies (3%), although behind the EU (5%).