Every week, our news feeds are loaded with new publications, partnerships and propositions targeting Europe’s electric fleet market. My most recent find was Elexent, a new venture from Groupe Renault creating “turnkey charging solutions for electric fleets” harnessing partners across the ecosystem (Schneider Electric, Alfen, SNEF, Izivia and Solstyce). It is a strong and complementary partnership with ambitions to grow beyond the French market.

Since 2018, Delta-EE’s EVs & Electricity Research Service has monitored these propositions and it is clear that the One Stop Shop, such as the example from Elexent, is becoming the preferred approach for early adopter fleets. In this blog, I would like to explore why this is the case. We will look at the needs of an early adopter in 2020, why the One Stop Shop makes sense but how that could soon evolve again.