From January 1 next year , many Dutch city centers will be show zero - emission zones , so haulers wanting to keep serving customers there will have to switch to electric trucks . likewise , florists who purchase flowers at vendue must switch to galvanizing vans . That is not even mention all the retail stores , building companionship , cordial reception establishments , and more .
Daniël in his vehicle with a pail of cluster roses
Daniël van Egmond is a line haulier principally serving florists in Southern Netherlands . He is quite concerned . " I have two vehicles , the newest being 2.5 twelvemonth old . That means I ’ll get some reprieve , I believe , until 2030 * , but then I ’ll have to swop . The one-time wo n’t be allowed into the city center as betimes as next class . But what would a Modern electric vehicle toll ? It will be right smart more expensive than a conventional one , " he says .
Tricky situationThat involve significant sum of money of money . Daniel is not cynical - " there ’s a solution for every problem " - but he is timid what to do . " In the long term , it ’s groovy ; technology is advancing rapidly , batteries are improving , charging is receive faster , and maybe it will all become tacky in the close . But for now , it ’s not feasible . There ’s decent base for private luxury cars , but not for hand truck . install my own charging station is n’t an choice , at least not an comfortable one ; the control grid is full . The transition is happening too tight for me and my clients . "
florist in the city substance are particularly impress . " You obviously do n’t want that , but maybe the situation forces me to look or other client . But florists need their bloom . Together we maybe can arrange something where they break up them up or get them from the auction sale . That , however , means they ’ll have to bribe an electrical van , and most of them are n’t ready to make this investment , " Daniël.adds .
10 % is a lotLast January , a wage increase took into effect . “A 10 % increase in cost is a fate . That ’s a considerable payoff for many of my customer . It might be a coincidence , but I have no fewer than three clients in their former 60s and provision to withdraw soon , however given all these uncertainties , they ’re opt out . "
Building relationships with customersVan Egmond ’s parents and brother left the business about three years ago , leave him fully in charge . And he love his job . " It ’s a marvelous job , " says Daniël . " I ’m always shoot the breeze customers , and that link is the best part of the chore . You do n’t get that from your office at the auction bridge or from your nursery . That ’s also our strength ; build relationship and supporting each other . "
" That ’s how you may do business enterprise in a sustainable way There will always be a need for phone line haulers , but the fact is there are increasingly fewer florist shop . For now , the principal thing is that my colleague and I can keep showing up at client ' door , preferably with vehicles of considerable size , so we can keep offering a wide reach , " Daniël concludes .
For more information : Van Egmond BloemenhandelMob . : +31 ( 0 ) 653 815 907Email:[email protected]www.vanegmondbloemen.nl
- If you have just purchase a new vehicle , you may get a reprieve until 2030 . Seehttps://ondernemersplein.kvk.nl/vanaf-2025-zero-emissiezone-in-veel-steden/
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