Leicestershire Police needed a plan for electrifying a mixed fleet of cars, vans and coaches across 18 locations. Dynamon used ZERO to replay the force's telematics, test which vehicles can complete their real journeys on a current EV, and size the depot chargers each site needs.
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Key findings
- 356 vehicles modelled from 577 registered, using real telematics in ZERO.
- 86% of modelled vehicles can complete at least 95% of their journeys on a current EV.
- 18 locations all need depot chargers.
- 86 chargers recommended: 69 at 11 kW, 16 at 50 kW and one at 100 kW.
- 18 coaches included in the study, Yutong electric coaches with 371 kWh batteries, alongside cars and vans.
“By combining Dynamon’s analysis with real operational fleet data and input from police subject matter experts, this project provides a robust evidence base for understanding the scale of police fleet electrification and the investment needed to deliver it.”
Kate Kirk-Walsh, Net Zero Projects Manager, Midlands Net Zero Hub
The challenge
Leicestershire Police registered 577 vehicles across 18 locations. The fleet is mixed. It includes cars and vans, and 18 Yutong electric coaches with 371 kWh batteries. Every location needs depot charging if vehicles are to charge where they are based.
Of the 577 vehicles, 356 had enough telematics to model. The force needed to know which of those vehicles can complete the journeys they already make on a current EV, and what chargers and power each of the 18 sites would need.
The approach
Dynamon imported Leicestershire Police telematics into ZERO and simulated each modelled vehicle's real journeys against current EV models. That showed which vehicles can move to electric on the duty cycles they already run.
Coaches and larger vehicles were modelled alongside the cars and vans. The 18 coaches were assessed as Yutong electric coaches with a 371 kWh battery. Across the wider programme, several fleets also included rigid HGVs, minibuses and motorcycles.
ZERO then sized the depot chargers for each of the 18 locations and worked out the power demand those chargers would place on the supply at each site.
The results
Of the 356 modelled vehicles, 279 complete 100% of their journeys on a current EV. A further 28 complete 95–99%. Together, 307 vehicles (86% of the modelled fleet) can complete at least 95% of their journeys on a current EV.
All 18 locations need depot charging. ZERO recommended 86 chargers.
- 69 chargers at 11 kW
- 16 chargers at 50 kW
- 1 charger at 100 kW
Part of a national programme
This study is one of 12 emergency-service fleet reports Dynamon produced for the Midlands Net Zero Hub and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, with the Home Office.
Across those fleets, about 7,500 vehicles were registered at 480 locations, and about 6,400 were modelled on 26.5 million miles of real telematics. 82% of the modelled vehicles, about 5,300, can go electric at their next replacement while completing 95% or more of their journeys. The programme recommended 1,563 depot chargers in total.
Separate regional studies in Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire looked at police, fire and ambulance services sharing electrical infrastructure. At suitable co-located sites, shared infrastructure could cut grid upgrade costs by around 20%.
Midlands Net Zero Hub has published the national assessment of all 48 UK police forces and agencies. It estimates around 18,300 charge points across more than 2,000 police sites, and an investment of about £1.4 billion. Around 80% of that cost is grid connections and electrical upgrades. Leicestershire Police received access to ZERO for further scenario planning.
Leicestershire Police now has a site-by-site electrification plan for a mixed fleet of cars, vans and coaches, drawn from the journeys those vehicles actually run.