In collaboration with Tusker, Evri launched an Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice Scheme in February 2025, designed to make sustainable driving affordable and accessible to every employee. 

Over 1,000 colleagues have enrolled on the scheme with over 300 ordering cars, benefiting from tax and NI savings while receiving a sought-after benefit.

In many ways, UK businesses are in a tight spot. Economic uncertainty, skills shortages, intermittent supply chain disruptions and higher taxes have all led to increased business costs and squeezed profit margins. While it’s fair to say that some sectors are more vulnerable to market volatility than others, employers are having to adapt and adjust.

Some businesses, like Evri, the UK’s premier parcel delivery company, know that their people are the key to success. 

Supporting financial wellbeing

Recognising the value their people bring, it became necessary for Evri to expand their benefit offering, not just as a recruitment and retention tool but as a way to support their people and boost inclusion. It needed to add genuine value to the workplace, to add financial security beyond the pay cheque.

In essence, Evri needed a benefit which addressed three critical workplace priorities: alleviate the financial impact of the cost of living crisis, elevate employee engagement and reduce tailpipe emissions.

Reducing carbon emissions

Tusker’s EV salary sacrifice scheme ticked every box and more. Their commitment to simplicity, inclusivity and sustainability resonated with Evri’s own ESG values. The scheme directly contributes to the reduction of tailpipe carbon emissions by encouraging employees to switch their vehicles to electric and Tusker’s carbon reduction programme covers charging and hybrid emissions.

Removing barriers to inclusion

Inclusivity was central to the scheme’s design and implementation. Working closely with the Tusker team, Evri wanted to make sure the scheme could be accessed by employees, regardless of role or location. This was done in three ways: 

  • Offering new vehicles, stock vehicles, as well as pre-loved vehicles to help vary price points - enhancing affordability while also shortening delivery times.
  • The scheme was chosen to ensure equal access - by shifting away from traditional company cars, Evri made vehicle adoption a workforce-wide option, giving employees the same opportunity as executives.
  • Introducing four-weekly payroll integration by using Tusker’s new Lunar technology, allowed employees paid on a four-weekly cycle to easily participate. The system automatically aligns deductions with HMRC frameworks, removing previous barriers to inclusion - meaning every employee, no matter their pay structure, is included.

Tax and NI savings

So how does the scheme work?

Under the scheme, employees ‘swap’ a portion of their gross salary for an EV which reduces tax liabilities and leads to income tax and NI savings. Unlike a privately-owned vehicle where individuals are liable for every car-related expense throughout the year including unplanned for costs, the Tusker scheme has just one fixed monthly cost which includes tax, insurance, MOT and servicing.

Employers are also fully covered by Tusker’s Lifestyle Protection which includes life events such as parental leave or redundancy.

Impressive enrolment rates, annual savings and aligned ESG goals

The Evri scheme delivered outstanding results just four months after the launch, massively exceeding expectations with over 300 cars already delivered in the first year.

It’s generated savings in tax and National Insurance for those taking part in the scheme, contributing to the improved financial wellbeing and engagement of a wider group than a conventional company car scheme.

According to research insights and anecdotal feedback from Tusker car drivers, the scheme helps make electric vehicles more affordable and accessible.

As a result, the collaboration is also supporting Evri’s ESG goals. Indeed, growing EV adoption by employees is expected to significantly reduce commuting-related carbon emissions.

Evri’s salary sacrifice scheme, delivered in partnership with Tusker, highlights how a well-designed electric vehicle employee benefit - one that is continuously reviewed, measured and improved - can deliver significant, sustainable impact for employees, organisations and the environment.

 

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