How EV Connect Can Help With EV Fleet Management
Major companies around the globe are making waves in the electric vehicle movement. From retail giants like Amazon to leading telecommunications providers like Comcast, big-name brands are electrifying their enormous fleets. It helps electrification surge forward, and it puts pressure on companies of all sizes to electrify their own fleets.
It’s a critical step that any company with a vehicle fleet must take, but that doesn’t make it a simple one. Managing an EV fleet is a different animal from managing a traditional one, and it carries a unique set of costs and considerations. Companies that are fully committed to transitioning to an EV fleet will face significant hurdles to making a smooth transition.
It can be done, though, and the right partner for EV charging solutions can make EV fleet management easy and cost-effective.
The Challenges of Fleet Electrification
Fleet electrification is not as simple as replacing each gas-powered vehicle in your fleet with an electric one. It requires rethinking the whole process of fleet deployment and management.
This begins with the upfront costs and questions of site planning — how many on-site charging stations do you need and where will you put them? It continues on through how you think about deployment — which cars have sufficient battery power available and where will they recharge along the route? And it affects questions of maintenance — you no longer need to worry about oil changes and similar maintenance, but how are you maximizing battery life and efficiency?
Beyond these considerations, there are questions about your charging infrastructure. How do you avoid charging station downtime, and what do you do when it occurs or you encounter these problems out in the field? What if available charging options aren’t compatible with your fleet? Are your stations properly equipped to handle security concerns?
The upfront costs of electrifying a fleet can compound these questions and make the whole choice seem out of reach for many companies.
The Perks of Managing Your Fleet With EV Connect
EV fleets don’t have to remain out of reach, however. With the right partner in the process, you can drastically reduce upfront costs and simplify the ongoing process of fleet management. EV Connect’s charging management offers four key benefits for EV fleets.
Real-Time Monitoring
Keeping your EV fleet online is critical, and this process is much more complex than it was with a gas-powered fleet. Refueling is not as quick of a proposition, so fleet managers need real-time insights into vehicle charge levels and charging station availability. EV Connect’s charging management solutions provide live updates on vehicle charging, station alerts and diagnostics, and more.
Optimized Fueling Experience
In many ways, energy-efficient EV fleet management comes down to timing. Fleet managers need an easy way to avoid peak-time charging while still keeping their fleets charged and ready for deployment whenever needed. EV Connect’s sophisticated power management tools take this process out of your hands so you can schedule and automate charging processes for maximum energy efficiency and cost savings.
Customizable EV Fleet Solutions
EV Connect isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for every EV fleet. It’s fully customizable to meet the specific needs of your fleet. Whether you need depot charging, at-home charging, hub charging, or en-route charging, our turnkey charging solution will help you build out a charging network to fit. Install vehicle-to-grid chargers on-site for improved energy management and map out your charging plans to fit your regular routes.
Open Network
The EV Connect software is built on open standards protocols so it works with any vehicle and charging hardware. It’s also easy to tie into your existing fleet management solutions and enterprise systems. That means there’s no need to overhaul your entire fleet management system, even with a significant upgrade like fleet electrification.
Take Your EV Fleet Management Further With FaaS
Even with the above improvements for fleet management, electrification still presents a significant hurdle to many businesses. The complexities of site planning and the upfront costs of investing in a new fleet may seem insurmountable. But EV Connect aims to remove even these barriers through a comprehensive EV fleet charging fleet-as-a-service (FaaS) solution.
With FaaS, you pay zero upfront costs to plan and deploy your EV fleet. A simple monthly fee covers everything from design and installation to operation and management of your fleet. We’ll help you plan the details of your site and then provide 24/7 support for EV drivers, and you’ll enjoy the full benefits of EV Connect Shield, our comprehensive parts and service warranty for your charging stations.
Everything is built into the monthly fee, including the cost of electricity. This gives fleet managers total control over their fleet management budget and ensures cost overruns don’t get in the way of your electrification project.
Simplify Your EV Fleet Management
EV fleet management still presents significant roadblocks to many companies that otherwise feel ready to electrify their fleets. With EV Connect’s comprehensive FaaS solution, however, fleet managers can embrace this change with confidence.
Are you ready to take the guesswork out of managing your EV fleet? Reach out today to learn how EV Connect can help you get your new fleet up and running.