E-cars only: German tech company is pushing ahead

SAP wants to convert the entire company car fleet to e-cars – in just a few years. The decision by the German software group directly affects only the employees of SAP, but it can have a signal effect beyond the company.

Only e-cars from 2025: SAP wants to electrify its own fleet

The German software manufacturer SAP wants from 2025 no more petrol and diesel as company cars. All employees who are entitled to a company car can only opt for electric cars from January 1st. A company spokesman confirmed the plan (source: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung / RNZ). The entire fleet comprises around 27,000 vehicles.

However, not all of them will drive electrically right away. According to the company, employees usually use a company car for four years. When no more new combustion engines arrive from 2025, it is assumed that the entire vehicle fleet Fully electrified by 2030 is.

According to the NRZ, the SAP fleet is one of the largest in Germany. Around 90 percent of the workforce are entitled to use a company car. There is also further mobility offers, such as a grant that can be used regardless of the means of transport, whether for e-scooters, bicycles, ride sharing or traditionally by train.

SAP is dependent on charging infrastructure – at least in part

The move by SAP could also extend beyond the company’s boundaries Develop a signal effect. With such a large e-car fleet it can be shown that not only private individuals should forego combustion engines and thus exercise their influence in the fight against climate change. Even the non-manufacturing industry has its adjusting screws.

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The plan also shows that SAP is optimistic, for example with regard to the further expansion of the charging infrastructure. It is true that the company’s own charging stations are also to be expanded at company locations, but employees can also do so when they are out and about dependent on a charging stop be. In addition, automotive experts like Ferdinand Dudenhöffer predict that the electric car will still have a difficult path in the coming years, even if the chip crisis has been overcome.

At SAP, it is evidently easy to see. It is not yet clear which e-cars the group will order. In contrast to the rumored deal between Hertz car rental company and Tesla, this is likely many different brands are possible.