145: Dale Eynon | Fleet Consultant

This week, the EV Café team goes live at Fleet Mobility Live with a very special guest: Dale Eynon, former Head of Fleet at the Environment Agency and now a semi-retired consultant, passionate environmentalist, and mentor to the next generation of fleet leaders.  

With over 20 years’ experience managing 10,000+ diverse assets—from cars, vans and HGVs to marine vessels and heavy plant—Dale shares his journey from incident management into fleet, and the steep learning curve that followed. He reflects on:  

• The evolution of electric fleets – from early Nissan Leafs and Mitsubishi i-MiEvs to today’s 500-mile EVs  
• Winning hearts and minds to accelerate EV adoption and break down early myths  
• The van and 4x4 challenge – why rural operations, towing, and depot-free fleets remain one of the final frontiers for electrification  
• The power of BIK incentives and TCO modelling in driving fleet transitions  
• Culture, people, and resilience – key lessons from leading through change  

Dale also opens up about his “semi-early retirement”, his love of low-carbon travel, and his commitment to supporting the next generation of fleet professionals through the AFP and industry mentorship.  

If you want insight from someone who’s seen it all in the shift to zero emissions—and still believes the best is yet to come—this episode is for you.  

Dale Eynon (LinkedIn)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-eynon-252a644