Large & Recharged: Top Electric Fleets

Electric and hybrid vehicles have found a home in several of the country’s largest commercial fleet operations.

Grace Suizo・Former Senior Editor

July 9, 2013

2 min to read

From plug-in hybrids to extended range and full electric, today’s electric-powered vehicle options come in many more shapes and sizes than in the past. Although using electrified vehicles may not be at the top of the list for everyone seeking greener operations, these vehicles have proven their value to several of the largest commercial fleets in the country.

Green Fleet has identified the top electric fleets, based on hybrid and electric vehicle counts. Hybrid units are still proving more popular than all-electrics, but a number of fleets have added the latter to their operations. Fleets that made the list reported at least one pure electric vehicle in their operations. Rankings are based on total combined hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicles. See the chart on the next page to find out who’s leading the “charge.”

Top 15 Electric Fleets

Company	Total Electric Vehicles	Hybrid-Electric*	Pure Electric
GE	4,274	N/A	N/A
AT&T	2,082	2,079	3
PG&E	1,379	1,300	79
Verizon	1,277	1,267	10
Coca-Cola Refreshments	779	768	11
Johnson Controls	693	673	20
Pepsi/Frito-Lay	544	263	281
Florida Power & Light	541	505	36
FedEx Express	515	347	168
UPS	413	380	33
Cox Enterprises	194	192	2
Duke Energy Corp.	154	109	45
DHL Express	80	50	30
Staples	58	0	58
Merck & Co.	41	10	31
*includes plug-in and extended range

Source: Automotive Fleet Research Dept.

GE tops the list of electric fleets with more than 4,200 hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicles in its fleet. The company did not provide a breakdown, but has been operating Chevrolet Volts since 2011 and just recently purchased more than 2,000 Ford C-MAX Energi vehicles (see page 32 for more on the newest additions).

Top 10 Hybrid/Electric Fleet Vehicles in 2012 Based on 2011-CY Registrations

Make/Model	Commercial	Government	Total
Ford Escape Hybrid	3,972	2,110	6,082
Ford Fusion Hybrid	3,424	2,348	5,772
Toyota Prius	2,524	563	3,087
Toyota Camry Hybrid	700	166	866
Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid	612	164	776
Chevrolet Volt	471	104	575
Nissan LEAF	249	153	402
smartcar fortwo Electric Drive	321	0	321
Honda Civic Hybrid	208	93	301
Nissan Altima Hybrid	157	128	285

Source: R.L. Polk

Based on 2011-CY vehicle registrations, the most popular electrified models were the Ford Escape Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid.

Topics:Cox Enterprises Johnson Controls AT&T PG&E UPS FPL Coca-Cola Verizon GE Frito-Lay Staples Duke Energy FedEx Express DHL Express Merck Top Fleets Battery-Electric Vehicles Global Fleet Green Fleet

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