EV company cars now offer a median range of more than 300 miles

November 12, 2026

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New UK vehicle data suggests the range barrier for electric company cars is becoming much less significant than it was even a few years ago.

Analysis by Vehicle Data Global of 1053 battery-electric cars currently available in the UK puts their median combined test-cycle range at 309.5 miles.

The same analysis found a median efficiency of 4.26 miles per kWh, while electric cars also typically support substantially higher peak charging speeds than electric vans.

For fleet managers, the most useful point is not the comparison with commercial vehicles but how far electric-car capability has moved.

A median range above 300 miles means a growing proportion of mainstream company cars can comfortably cover typical working-day mileage without requiring a public charging stop.

That potentially changes vehicle-allocation decisions too. Drivers who may previously have been excluded from an EV policy because of regular regional or motorway journeys could increasingly be suitable candidates, provided home or workplace charging is available.

Real-world range will still vary according to weather, speed, driving style and vehicle use, and the figures are based on official test-cycle data rather than everyday operation.

Even so, a market-wide median above 300 miles is significant.

Rather than asking whether an electric company car has enough range in general, fleet managers can increasingly concentrate on the smaller number of drivers whose individual duty cycles genuinely present a challenge.

The conversation around EV suitability is therefore shifting from “can this technology cover the mileage?” towards “which particular drivers still have a use case that it cannot cover?”