BT Group has announced the UK’s largest ever commercial electric vehicle fleet order, with around 3,500 new EVs being ordered, supporting the upgrade of the nation’s largest broadband and mobile networks. The order will mean BT Group has the largest fleet of EVs in the UK, with nearly 8,000, by the time the company’s latest EV order is complete in 2026.
BT Group which includes Openreach, the UK’s largest wholesale broadband company, manages the second largest commercial vehicle fleet in the UK, with more than 27,000 vehicles used by engineers across the country.
The company already has around 4,300 electric vehicles, supporting its target to become a net zero business by March 2031. The order of the new EVs is part of a larger delivery of 6,000 new vehicles, with more than half of the vans being EVs.
The new fleet will provide colleagues with the most efficient, sustainable, modern vehicles, as they work to build and maintain the company’s next generation mobile and broadband networks. BT Group has the largest full fibre broadband network in the UK, covering more than 16 million homes and businesses, with engineers from Openreach building to more premises every week, on track to reach 25 million premises by the end of 2026. BT Group engineers also look after more than 19,500 mobile masts for the EE mobile network and they maintain around 5,600 telephone exchanges, from Shetland to The Isles of Scilly.
Simon Lowth, Chief Financial Officer, BT Group, said: “By integrating yet more electric vehicles into our operations, we are taking another significant step towards reducing our carbon footprint and supporting the UK’s transition to a greener future. As we extend our full fibre build from 16 million homes and businesses today to 25 million by the end of 2026, having the most efficient, sustainable electric vehicles will give our engineers the edge as they connect customers at pace to our next generation networks. Our modern fleet will help us to be more efficient and deliver a better service for our customers.”
The order will be delivered by four manufacturers over the next two years: Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, and Renault.
