According to BusnessGreen.com Nissan Leaf fleet sales during financial year 2013 reached 818 in the UK, marking a drastic improvement on the 354 sold the previous year.
Significantly, the company is now confident demand for its electric vehicles from fleet operators will continue to accelerate over the next two years.
"The 2013 financial year has been prosperous for our corporate sales, with electric vehicles in particular proving to be an increasingly viable option for fleet operators," said Nissan GB corporate sales director Barry Beeston in a statement. "With the all-electric e-NV200 van being released later this year it is an exciting time for Nissan and we believe we will see a further increase in demand for the rest of this year and into 2015."
The company has long maintained that corporate fleet customers will drive much of the demand for electric vehicles, as they seek to cut running costs and have the ability to address "range anxiety" by assigning electric vehicles to pre-set routes.
In particular, Nissan is expecting solid demand for the new e-NV200 electric van following comprehensive trials with a host of blue chip customers, including FedEx, Coca-Cola, DHL, IKEA, British Gas and the Japan Post Office.
Significantly, the company is now confident demand for its electric vehicles from fleet operators will continue to accelerate over the next two years.
"The 2013 financial year has been prosperous for our corporate sales, with electric vehicles in particular proving to be an increasingly viable option for fleet operators," said Nissan GB corporate sales director Barry Beeston in a statement. "With the all-electric e-NV200 van being released later this year it is an exciting time for Nissan and we believe we will see a further increase in demand for the rest of this year and into 2015."
The company has long maintained that corporate fleet customers will drive much of the demand for electric vehicles, as they seek to cut running costs and have the ability to address "range anxiety" by assigning electric vehicles to pre-set routes.
In particular, Nissan is expecting solid demand for the new e-NV200 electric van following comprehensive trials with a host of blue chip customers, including FedEx, Coca-Cola, DHL, IKEA, British Gas and the Japan Post Office.
