Electric Vehicle Growth Closely Tied to Data
The recent Data Driven Fleet Experience featured two sessions on optimizing EV growth for fleets and using data to drive duty cycles.
The recent Data Driven Fleet Experience featured two sessions on optimizing EV growth for fleets and using data to drive duty cycles.
The first wave of commercial electric trucks and vans are coming. Fleets looking to electrify first need to research and invest in charging infrastructure, understand the new technologies, and seek out adoption incentives.
The Bargersville Police Department has four Tesla patrol vehicles. Its police chief addresses fuel and maintenance savings, charging infrastructure costs, range, equipment installations, and advice for fleet managers.
The virtual conference presented deep dives on how data is fostering intelligent fleets. The seminars, panel discussions, and networking sessions covered connected cars, electrification suitability, OEM-embedded modems, telematics market trends, the rise of third-party data integrators, the migration to 5G, and video telematics.
MOTEV of Los Angeles bought a full set of EVs long before they were cool. After five years, they are now ahead of the market surge.
Shared are the top eight items to consider when evaluating commercial medium-duty EVs for your fleet, from routes and usage patterns to driving training.
Differences between electric and internal combustion engine buses also apply to heating and cooling. Choosing the appropriate compressor and communications protocol, determining the heating method, and knowing battery pack voltage are crucial.
Maryland, New York, and California districts skip the typical small-scale purchase of one or two electric buses for a pilot and plot complete fleet transitions. Plans include funding and making the undertaking budget neutral.
If approved, the rule would require California public fleets to purchase 100% zero-emission trucks by the year 2027. Other states are carefully monitoring this rulemaking process and may choose to mirror the regulation.
The all-new electrified MX-30 represents Mazda’s first EV addition to its vehicle portfolio. It debuts in California in fall 2021. Its 35.5 kWh lithium-ion battery can be charged to 80% in about 36 minutes using DC fast charging.
Here are some baseline areas to update in your maintenance protocols so you can integrate battery electric vehicles.
Just as demand for fleet electrification grows, improved mechanics and technology are boosting the appeal of zero-emission vans.
There are many unanswered questions regarding Oshkosh Defense’s $6 billion contract with USPS, including whether an electric prototype or a “swappable” drivetrain even exists. Yet there are ways to achieve electrification of the USPS fleet and avoid living with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ham-handed decision for decades to come.
How efficient is an all-electric Class 6 delivery truck in its regular duty cycle with payloads up to 11,000 lbs.? Weight is less of an EV range inhibitor than you’d think.
As electric vehicles are gradually implemented into AstraZeneca’s fleet, a key component to EV adoption will include a focus on educating drivers about how the technology works.