Electric Vehicle Fleet Management Software

Electric vehicle fleet management software plans usable range, charging and time off the road for battery vans. Telematics answers the battery. The driver file does not change because the van is electric: licence, insurance that names that van, and a right-to-work record still apply. Zerity stores those records. It does not read charger telemetry.

Last updated 25 September 2026. Grant caps and mandate percentages move. The GOV.UK links below are the pages to re-read before you put a pound figure in a business case.

• Usable range is not the brochure range
• Depot charging and home charging
• The walkaround does not disappear
• The ZEV mandate and the van grant
• What stays on the driver file
• Frequently asked questions
  • What is electric vehicle fleet management software?
  • Does the driver file change with an electric van?
  • Can Zerity see charger telemetry?
  • Will an electric van cut my rate per drop?

# Usable range is not the brochure range

A manufacturer figure assumes a test cycle. A courier day does not. Heater use, a full load, a headwind, and a queue at the depot charger all take miles off the number on the sticker. Plan the round from the range you have seen on your own roads in winter, not from the showroom sheet.

If you cannot finish the wave, a cheaper mile is irrelevant. Energy can cost less per mile than diesel and still lose the day if the van is on charge while the parcels are waiting. Test that day in the courier rate per drop calculator with your tariff, your drops and your standing time. Do not copy another site's pence-per-mile table into your board pack.

The best fleet management software comparison separates this job from the driver file; Fleet management software for UK operators is that vehicle side. Quartix, RAM Tracking, Webfleet and Samsara are the telematics side, where state of charge and location live if you buy that product. Confirm what each one actually ingests from an electric van before you assume a charger feed.

# Depot charging and home charging

Two questions decide the operating model.

Who plugs the van in, and when? A van that returns to the depot can charge between waves if the charger, the supply and the dwell time are real. A van that goes home with the driver needs a written rule: who pays for the electricity, how you read the use, and what happens if the home charger is down on a Monday.

What is the van doing while it charges? Charging during the delivery wave is lost drops. Charging after the van is back at base is a property and tariff question. The Department for Transport announced a Depot Charging Scheme on 25 March 2026 and said businesses and public authorities could save up to £1 million, covering up to 70 percent of the cost, when installing chargers for vans, coaches and electric HGVs. That announcement is on GOV.UK. Scheme rules change. Read the current scheme page before you model a depot build.

How many vans you need changes if each electric van spends longer at the depot than the diesel it replaces. The van-count tool is how many vans a depot needs.

# The walkaround does not disappear

A battery van still has tyres, lights, bodywork and a 12-volt system that runs locks and auxiliaries. Those are the defects that stop a round even when the traction battery is full.

DVSA's daily walkaround guide is written for heavy vehicles. Use it as the pattern for a recorded check, not as a claim that every car-derived van must complete the HGV form. If the vehicle is on an operator's licence, the traffic commissioner expects a maintenance system you can show. The vehicle inspections article is the courier-side note. Zerity can store the inspection record. It does not see the charger.

# The ZEV mandate and the van grant

The zero-emission vehicle mandate sets targets for manufacturers, not a quota for your depot. GOV.UK's update to the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order lists a van target of 24 percent of a manufacturer's new van registrations in 2026, rising in later years. That does not mean 24 percent of your current fleet must be electric this year. It does mean new-van choice will keep shifting, so a replacement plan should assume diesel choice narrows.

On the same policy area, the Department for Transport said on 25 March 2026 that the van grant would continue to offer discounts of up to £5,000 off new zero-emission vans. OZEV's eligibility guidance, updated 1 April 2026, says grant levels and criteria can change. The grant is claimed on a new van at first registration, through the scheme, not by a blog repeating last spring's cap. Check that page on the week you order.

# What stays on the driver file

Driver compliance software is the longer page for that file. The price is from £6 per active driver per month, self-serve.

An electric van does not retire onboarding. The person driving it is the same compliance problem as the person who drove the diesel. Start with the file you already owe, then add charge planning when the electric vans arrive. FleetCheck remains the comparison if the gap is vehicle defect history rather than pay.

# Frequently asked questions

# What is electric vehicle fleet management software?

Software that plans range, charging and time off the road for battery vans. It is not the same product as a driver-compliance file.

# Does the driver file change with an electric van?

The driver still needs a valid licence, insurance that names that van, and a right-to-work check where the person is an employee. Zerity stores those records and the expiry dates.

# Can Zerity see charger telemetry?

No.

# Will an electric van cut my rate per drop?

Only if it finishes the round. Energy can cost less per mile than diesel and still lose the day if the van is on charge during the wave. Do the sum in the rate-per-drop calculator with your tariff.