3 March 2021
Custom Fleet announces key EV agreement with Origin
Custom Fleet, Australia and New Zealand’s leading fleet management and Electric Vehicle solutions company, today announced a major agreement with Australia’s leading energy retailer, Origin Energy Ltd.
The strategic agreement will offer a one-stop solution for Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet procurement, management and charging for Origin’s business customers.
Origin 360 EV Fleet will see Custom Fleet provide Origin’s business customers with fully managed electric fleet vehicles and accompanying services. These will be bundled with Origin’s charging infrastructure, carbon offsets and energy solutions.
“This ground-breaking agreement demonstrates Custom Fleet’s ongoing leadership in EV leasing solutions in Australia and New Zealand,” said Aaron Baxter, Chief Executive Officer of Custom Fleet, A&NZ.
Custom Fleet continues to advance its EV offering in every region through strategic agreements with customers and manufacturers, both traditional and emerging, as well as with existing partners.
"Today Custom Fleet is able to support its customers' EV aspirations, including strategic consulting to identify opportunities, change management, procurement of vehicles and servicing through its leading partner network," Mr. Baxter said. "By leveraging a combination of strategic insights and deep industry expertise, we’ve been able to develop a fully integrated, end-to-end EV solution."
Custom Fleet have built market leading capability in the A&NZ region to support the emerging growth of EVs.
"This strategic agreement with Origin will very much combine the strengths and expertise in each of our respective businesses and place us at the forefront to help even more Australian businesses achieve their sustainability goals."
Read Origin’s media release.
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About Custom Fleet
Custom Fleet is the market leading fleet management company in Australia and New Zealand, with over 100,000 vehicles under management. We are part of Element Fleet Management, (TSX:EFN) the largest pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world, providing the full range of fleet services and solutions to a growing base of loyal, world class customers – corporates, governments and not-for-profits – across North America, Australia and New Zealand. For almost 40 years, Custom Fleet has been providing leasing and fleet management services to a broad and varied cross-section of industries. Today, our differentiated value proposition is built on technology, data driven insights and consulting to support strategic partnerships with our customers, create value and deliver best in class service.