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Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has been awarded Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) status.
The EVA scheme has been developed by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) to recognise supplier and dealer excellence in the electric vehicle sector. It is endorsed by the Government’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and the Energy Saving Trust.
SVA has rolled out several environmental initiatives over the past 18 months as part of its ambition to achieve net zero status while supporting its external customers.
This includes installing 140 solar panels on the roof of its premises which produce 50kW of clean energy daily. These help power 15 chargers that charge the growing number of EVs being sold at auction and to power SVA’s own company vehicle fleet.
Alex Wright, SVA’s MD, said: “Our plans for becoming a net zero business have been in place for the past three years and we are pleased so many of those initiatives have started to come together. We are virtually 100% energy sufficient thanks to the solar panels and our internal processes have been brought into line with our ISO14001 accreditation.
“We would like to thank NAMA and the EVA for this award. We were pleased to pass the EVA audit with flying colours and like to think we are now the industry’s greenest auction provider,” he added.