120 cars switch to electric – Enersense accelerates emission-free transport

Enersense will switch one third of its fleet in Finland to electric vehicles during autumn 2025. Enersense employees drive around 8 million kilometers annually in Finland, so the impact on reducing traffic emissions will be significant.

The electrification of the car fleet is an important step in reducing Enersense’s own carbon dioxide emissions, while also enabling the company to provide services to its customers with lower emissions. With the new cars, the need for maintenance decreases and fuel costs are reduced.

“We want to improve the driving safety and comfort of our employees, as well as reduce emissions in our value chain. Electric vehicles are a concrete action on our path to cutting climate emissions,” says Janne Jaakkola, Enersense’s Head of Sourcing.

Enersense is a lifecycle partner for customers in energy transmission and production, industrial energy transition and telecommunications. In Finland, the company has around 1,300 employees and approximately 370 cars, with plans to transition the remaining vehicles to electric in the near future.

According to rough calculations*, electrification will mean over 400 tons less carbon dioxide emissions annually for Enersense. This is estimated to equal the yearly emissions of about 50 people in Finland.

1.7 million electric kilometers mean significant emission reductions

Enersense has estimated that simply electrifying the first batch of its car fleet will convert around 1.7 million kilometers to emission-free driving.

“Electric vehicles have a major impact on emissions. In addition, for many of our employees, the car is their workplace and primary work tool, so our staff have welcomed the change positively,” says Jaakkola.

The first vehicles will be delivered to employees in September. The cars are Citroën vans, which Enersense has ordered from the importer Auto-Bon Oy.

According to Auto-Bon’s Sales Director, Panu Lahtinen, electrification of vehicle fleets remains a strong trend, now extending to vans as well.

“Fully electric vehicles are increasing their share of first-time van registrations every year. This year, around 17 percent of all first-time van registrations are fully electric, compared to about 6 percent three years ago,” Lahtinen says.

“Recent years’ experience has shown that Citroën’s fully electric vans are functional and cost-efficient work tools even in Finnish conditions. As an expert partner, we support companies in sustainable and economical solutions when transitioning to electric fleets, and we believe that Enersense’s user experiences will further encourage continued electrification.”

Calculations use diesel source Defra (2024). The emission factor for electricity consumed in Finland comes from Fingrid (2023). The carbon footprint of the average Finn’s annual consumption is 7.7 tCO2e/person, Syke (2021).