AFTERNOON SESSION – TRACK 1
PASSENGER & COMMERCIAL FLEET EV STRATEGY
12:40
Welcome back from the Chair
Simon Acton
Managing Director, Next Eco Car
12:45
PANEL DISCUSSION:
How to create a robust EV fleet strategy that makes sense for the business and consumers
- How can businesses put robust EV Fleet policies in place
- Does the business case for investment in EV’s stack up?
- What are the barriers and opportunities to electrification of the fleet?
Fiona Brady
Head of Operations, FREE NOW Ireland
Des Travers
CEO, DPD Ireland
Colm Brady
Managing Director, Europcar
1:15
CASE STUDY:
The electrification of An Post – the challenges and opportunities in the roll out an extensive electric fleet
Nicola Woods
Chief Transformation Officer, An Post
1:30
FIRESIDE CHAT:
John Sisk & Sons transition to electric fleet – a key element of our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap
John Sisk & Son is in its fifth generation of family ownership and its values of Care, Excellence and Integrity are key drivers behind Sustainability Roadmap. In 2019 we commenced our EV journey. In 2020 we published our Sustainability Roadmap for 2030. As part of our Roadmap we have set ourselves targets of 50% of all vehicles to be electric by 2024 and 100% by 2030. In this session we will be discussing:
- Understanding the social and economic drivers as a business
- Developing and communicating the business case including cost benefit analysis
- Tackling the range anxiety of our driver employee experience
- The key hurdles to growing an EV Fleet
Tom Grant
Director of Assets and Internal Services, John Sisk & Son
Sandra Roling
Head of Transport, The Climate Group
1:45
Networking & Exhibition Break
2:00
EV CONSUMER:
Understanding the EV customer journey and the incentives in place to drive mass adoption
- What are Irish car owners perceptions and understanding of EV’s and how can we encourage greater EV adoption?
- How can we optimise every point of the customer journey to maximise EV adoption?
- Update on Incentives and grants for drivers
Shane Prendergast
Programme Manager for Electric Vehicles, Transport Team, SEAI
2:15
FIRESIDE CHAT:
Taking stock of active car buyer EV purchasing attitudes
- What does the data tell us about EV demand?
- What are the biggest roadblocks to driving mass adoption of EVs?
Conor Boyle
Co-Founder, Sweep
2:45
Closing Remarks & Conference Close |