http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2014/9/22/ogilvie-takes-delivery-of-tesla-model-s/53581/ Ogilvie takes delivery of Tesla Model S 22/09/2014
Ogilvie Fleet has taken delivery of two Tesla Model S pure electric cars and installed recharging points at its headquarters. The two cars are being driven by Ogilvie Fleet directors and employees and are being loaned to customers to increase their knowledge of electric vehicles as company cars. The independent vehicle leasing and fleet management company, which has more than 11,000 company cars and vans on its books, has installed three electric vehicle recharging points at its Stirling headquarters. Additionally, it is installing recharging points at employees’ homes. Ogilvie Fleet sales and marketing director Nick Hardy said: “The electric vehicle market is in its infancy, but we are confident that zero emission models will have a role to play within the operating profile of some fleets. “It is therefore important that as a leasing company we have practical day-to-day experience of electric cars and can share our evaluation with customers and their company car drivers as well as enabling them to put the models through their paces.” Ogilvie Fleet has yet to lease any pure electric vehicles to clients - although its fleet is rapidly growing with plug-in hybrid electric petrol and diesel models - but Hardy said interest in the Tesla models was massive. He explained: “They are the most sought after cars we have made available on our demonstration fleet for many years. Additionally, when the cars are parked at our offices people are walking in off the street asking for information about them. The Teslas are receiving a lot of attention.” He added: “While the market for plug-in hybrids is growing - some of our own staff are selecting them as their company cars - the pure electric vehicle market has yet to take off and, we believe, will remain niche at least from a company car perspective until list prices fall, the practicality of the models increases and the recharging infrastructure expands. “Nevertheless, we definitely plan to add more electric vehicles to our own demonstration fleet in the future because we believe that the manufacturers and the recharging companies will get to grips with those issues and pure electric vehicles will become more acceptable. Therefore, it is vital that as a vehicle supplier we have first-hand product knowledge.” Critically, said Ogilvie Fleet managing director Gordon Stephen, who has regularly driven one of the Tesla models clocking up more than 4,500 miles, maximising the efficiency and range of the electric car was a learning experience. He explained: “Driving at 70mph, for example, uses significantly more charge than driving at 50mph so it is important to know the length of your journey, where recharging points are prior to setting off and modify driving style to conserve charge if necessary.” Nevertheless, he said that he was able to clock up around 230 miles from a single charge - the car has a claimed New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) range on a single charge of 312 miles - thereby mitigating perceived electric vehicle range anxiety as highlighted by many drivers in other zero emission models. Stephen said: “With other electric vehicles limited range at less than 100 miles is an issue, but if Tesla can overcome the problem then I’m sure other motor manufacturers can. [© 2014 Bauer Automotive] http://www.businesscarmanager.co.uk/tesla-model-s-put-fleet-duty/ Tesla Model S put on fleet duty Matt Morton | 22 September 201 [image http://www.businesscarmanager.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/108_Ogilvie-Fleet-operations-director-Jim-Hannah-with-the-electric-Tesla-Model-5-cars-1.jpg Ogilvie Fleet operations director Jim Hannah: the leasing company has put two electric Tesla Model S cars on fleet demonstration duty ] THE all-electric performance car, the Tesla Model S, is being put on fleet demo duty. The fastest upmarket five-door hatchback model can accelerate to 62mph in just 4.4 seconds, has zero % benefit in kind company car tax for 2014/15, and costs virtually nothing to run thanks to low cost electric recharging. No wonder it’s got appeal for company car fleets. Which is exactly what Ogilvie Fleet thinks: the leasing company has taken delivery of two Tesla Model S cars and installed recharging points at its Stirling headquarters. The two Tesla Model S cars are being driven by Ogilvie Fleet staff and loaned to customers to increase understanding of how electric vehicles could work as company cars. Sales and marketing director Nick Hardy explained why Ogilvie Fleet had taken on the two electric Tesla Model S cars: “The electric vehicle market is in its infancy, but we are confident that zero emission models will have a role to play within the operating profile of some fleets. “It is therefore important that as a leasing company we have practical day-to-day experience of electric cars and can share our evaluation with customers and their company car drivers as well as enabling them to put the models through their paces.” Although Ogilvie Fleet says interest in the Tesla Model S is strong, it has not put an electric car on contract hire yet. The Tesla Model S could change that. And quickly. Ogilvie Fleet operations director Jim Hannah: the leasing company has put two electric Tesla Model S cars on fleet demonstration duty He says that you learn how to make the most of the car’s electric efficiency: “Driving at 70mph uses significantly more charge than at 50mph so it is important to know the length of your journey, where recharging points are prior to setting off and modify driving style to conserve charge if necessary. “But I’ve been able to clock up around 230 miles from a single charge – the car has a claimed New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) range on a single charge of 312 miles – so at least with the Tesla Model S range anxiety is much less of an issue than other electric cars with a more limited 100 mile range. “As a nation we need to embrace electric vehicle technology from an environmental perspective.” [© Business Car Manager] For EVLN posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3Devln%26sort%3Ddate http://www.businessrevieweurope.eu/technology/165/GLiiDE-Tesla-Taxi-Service-Launches-in-London-as-Rival-to-Traditional-Black-Cabs GLiiDE Tesla Taxis & app escapes London.uk congestion charges http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/man-on-scooter-dies-after-being-struck-by-vehicle/nhNy9/ 66-year-old e-scooter man dies after being struck by ice in Stuart FL http://insideevs.com/iran-aims-get-400000-electric-motorcycles-roads-reduce-pollution/ 400k Electric Motorcycles For Iran Roads To Reduce Pollution http://www.off-grid.net/2014/09/26/retired-engineer-pimps/ Retired Engineer pimps his RV with solar & charges his Smart EV http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-oil-market-time-to-get-off-the-rollercoaster-126860/ OT: Time to Get Off the Oil Market Rollercoaster> drive an EV https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/25052294/french-group-develops-mass-electric-car-charging-stations/ French using old packs to smooth out EVSE power demand + EVLN: Terra Motors' electric 3-wheelers enter Sri Lankan market {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Ogilvie-Fleet-timidly-takes-delivery-of-2-Tesla-S-EVs-tp4671832.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
