Draft Details

The purpose of this guide is to provide a beginner-friendly yet technically rigorous resource for organizations exploring or implementing BEV fleet deployment. The primary objective is to help fleet managers and procurement officers understand what is required to make informed investment decisions, reduce risk, and maximize the benefits of electrification.

The scope is intentionally broad. It covers light-duty vehicles such as passenger cars and service vans, medium-duty vehicles including step vans, box trucks, and vocational trucks, and heavy-duty vehicles such as transit buses, long-haul tractors, and refuse trucks.

1.1 Inclusions

This Technical Specification applies to Class 1 to 8 BEVs.

1.2 Exclusions

This Technical Specification does not apply to personal vehicles, hybrid electric, fuel cell battery electric, hydrogen internal combustion engine.

1.3 Units of measurement

The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Technical Specification. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.