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Pflegeteam Regenbogen GmbH
E-mobility for the company fleet with citizen participation
Mobile care service · Horhausen · In operation since May 2024
−52% fuel costs · IRR 40% · citizen participation
Who is behind it
- Industry
- Mobile care service
- Company
- Pflegeteam Regenbogen GmbH
- Website
- pflegeteam-regenbogen.de
- Management
- Meike Ridder
The challenge
Rural mobile care services struggle, beyond the labour shortage, with high fuel costs — average daily distance is around 150 km per vehicle. The goal was a holistic, sustainable energy and mobility concept involving local citizens.
How we delivered it
- 01
Consulting & planning
Calculation of the economically optimal PV and charging-point expansion. The resulting conversion roadmap was the basis for technical delivery.
- 02
Renewable energy
In May 2024 two PV systems totalling 38 kWp were installed on the company premises.
- 03
Charging infrastructure
Eight 11 kW charging points were installed on the company premises.
- 04
Fleet transition
The existing fleet of 15 petrol vehicles is being fully converted to electric step by step.
- 05
Citizen participation
Through profit-sharing rights, employees and patients participate actively in the sustainable transformation of the care service — with attractive interest opportunities for investors.
What the project achieves
- Cost reduction: fuel operating costs fall by 52% per year.
- Attractive return: average internal rate of return (IRR) of 40%.
- Fossil fuel savings: 32,850 litres of petrol per year.
- Climate protection: 77 t CO₂e p.a. from fleet change + 13 t CO₂e p.a. from on-site PV (34 MWh at 380 g/kWh CO₂e).
Impact at a glance
−52%
Fuel cost reduction
40%
Internal rate of return (IRR)
32,850 l p.a.
Petrol saved
90 t p.a.
CO₂ avoidance
Cost and savings overview
| Cost factor | Before (petrol fleet) | After (EV fleet + PV) | Saving / effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel / electricity costs | Low (petrol use) | Low (PV + grid balance) | −52% p.a. |
| Annual consumption | 32,850 l petrol | 34 MWh PV electricity | −32,850 l petrol |
| CO₂ vehicles | ~77 t CO₂e p.a. | 0 t CO₂e p.a. | −77 t CO₂e p.a. |
| CO₂ electricity generation | – | – | −13 t CO₂e p.a. |
| IRR (return on investment) | – | – | 40% (average IRR) |
Pictures from the project
„Employee participation combined with the shift to electric mobility is a double win for us: we cut our running costs massively and offer our employees real added value through participation."
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