By now, most people are aware of just how essential fleets are to our daily lives — we have the pandemic to thank for that. Click-and-collect culture met with the supply chain fiasco of 2022 has compounded the need for fleets to keep the supply and demand chain moving, enable technicians to deliver field services, and transport both the niceties and essentials of modern life. Fleets play an integral role in our modern society, but they also present a large problem: they are often comprised of heavy-duty vehicles that can greatly contribute to air pollution.
In fact, the Union of Concerned Scientists reported that fleets generate more than 25% of the total global warming emissions from the transportation sector. This is concerning because globally, the combined effects of air pollution are associated with about 7 million premature deaths each year. To add to that, the average human life span is shortened by more than two years from exposure to common air pollutants.