Matt Hawkins, country manager for UK and Ireland at Flexis SAS, discussed the realities of electrifying light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and why fleets should consider an omni-channel approach. While talking to Fleet News, Hawkins underlined the sustainable potential of electric vehicles (EVs) for fleets. The complexities of electrifying LCVsMany fleets around the UK rely on LCVs to carry out their operations and have been using them for years. As the sector increasingly shifts towards EVs, fleets operating LCVs face significant challenges as longstanding practices must be altered. Hawkins explained: “Until now, battery electric LCVs have largely been based on ICE vehicles that have been kind of repurposed to take a battery drive train.