Electromobility made easy: Webfleet presents EV Transition Tool for fleet management
The fleet management specialist Webfleet is launching the "EV Transition Tool," a software that helps companies transition to electromobility and expand their electric fleets. It is tailored to fleets with commercially used vehicles.
"The solution uses fleet data to create customized plans for fleet electrification with the corresponding services, and this comes at no additional cost for Webfleet customers,"
explains Wolfgang Schmid, Webfleet Head of Central Region at Bridgestone Mobility Solutions. In January, Webfleet, together with its parent company Bridgestone, had already announced the introduction of an integrated service platform for commercially used electric vehicles.
The Webfleet EV Transition Tool has now been developed in collaboration with these platform partners. Webfleet claims to take a holistic view of electromobility. As Schmid further explains, the goal is to make it as easy as possible for customers to switch to electric vehicles. For this purpose, fleet data is provided, and fleets of all sizes are supplied with a rapid cost estimate.
"This allows electrification to be carried out without time-consuming and costly consultations. Customers are not only supported by Webfleet. They also have access to our extensive network of partners in the field of electromobility, including service providers in the areas of energy management and charging infrastructure," Schmid continues.
Cooperation with Various Providers
In order to access solutions for charging and energy management, battery analysis, order and fleet management, and route planning from the platform, Bridgestone and Webfleet collaborate in providing these with mobility service providers from various areas of application. This allows significant data from systems of different providers to be integrated. In doing so, Webfleet generates completely new benefits for fleet companies, explains Schmid.
Customers should be able to assess the suitability of their fleet for electrification based on their own fleet data. Additionally, they should be able to estimate the operating costs incurred and the expected CO2 savings. They will also receive information on which e-vehicle models best fit their fleet and what charging infrastructure they need for their specific business purpose.
“For example, a fleet manager can retrieve information about the range of his vehicles to assign the most suitable vehicle for a specific order,” says Schmid. “To select which vehicle should be charged at what time based on the required battery level and the route plan, this data can then be matched with the charging management information.”
Help is also available for companies in finding solutions for charging and energy management. | Images: Scharfsinn / Shutterstock; Webfleet
The path to electromobility raises many questions
Many fleet companies would like to move towards electromobility, Schmid is convinced. However, the step is associated with many questions, including the level of investment, the possible maintenance of reliable operations, and the optimization of the company's productivity.
“These questions can only be answered and solved when various solution providers in the mobility sector collaborate and pool relevant data. Specifically, providers specializing in electromobility are striving to establish scalable integration to address the challenges of fleet customers,” Wolfgang Schmid adds.
This article appeared in the VISION Transport Summer 2024 issue
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