From Russia with . . . It appears that a key impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be soaring energy costs. For many corporations, fuel price increases will put extreme pressure on profits. For consumers, the spike in gas prices will squeeze their wallets. Everyone from the boardroom to the shop floor will feel …
In EV Fleet Paradise, there are abundant chargers, enough for every vehicle. Electricity rates are low and stay low, regardless of the time of day. There is ample time to fully charge every vehicle in your fleet. And every charger is identical, making repair and maintenance uniform and routine. In this world, EV fleet charging …
Sticker shock is never a good thing, but it’s something that almost every electric vehicle fleet operator has experienced. The shock usually comes when the electricity bill for the first month of EV fleet operation arrives. The concern fleet managers feel in the pit of their stomachs is followed by despair. Then panic sets in. …
Telematic Systems Telematics is the technology of sending, receiving, and storing information using telecommunication devices with the objective of controlling remote objects. In English for all the non-engineers out there: a vehicle telematic system combines a cellular device installed in your vehicle that tracks location and operating information with back-end systems that analyze that data …
If you have spent any time in the south, you know Waffle House. The 24/7 chain has a loyal following. They also have a unique way of dealing with their popularity. When customer counts begin to exceed a restaurant’s capacity, Waffle House doesn’t enlarge that restaurant. Instead, they build another one. Across the street. Or …
Our experience working with a variety of electric vehicle fleets and Fleet Managers for more than 10 years has shown us that there are two fundamental rules of EV charging. These two rules apply regardless of the size of the fleet, the type of business, the type of electric vehicles in the fleet, or the …
In Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones famously states that the one constant in America though all the years, is baseball. In the world of electric vehicle fleets, the one constant is change. The demands on your EV fleet change daily, if not hourly. Production changes, rush orders, urgent requests, driver availability, customer requests, weather …
Working with customers that deployed some of the earliest electric vehicle fleets and operated the first EV fleet depots was like a trip back in time to the wild west. The only rule was that there were no rules. Everybody did what they thought best, and no two fleet operators had the same idea of …
I’m trying to understand the emotions around V2G (aka bi-directional charging). That’s not a typo. I wonder how would bi-directional charging make vehicle operators feel. Will cost savings override range anxiety? As an engineer, this question takes me into an area where I’m not well versed, but as an entrepreneur focused on EV Smart Charge …
The move towards fleet electrification has led to a search for effective software solutions to enable Smart Charging for Fleet Managers. There are a large number of entrants creating charge management systems that offer tools intended only to save energy, but not to simplify the fleet manager’s job. Many of these systems rely on telematics …
