4 Powerful Reasons to Choose EV Connect for Your Fleet Charging
If you’re a fleet management provider or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) preparing to switch to an EV solution, you’re ahead of the curve. EV fleet charging is experiencing its very own surge, with fleet charging expected to become a $15-billion market by 2030. However, the benefits of going early only apply if you choose the right EV charging management platform. Here’s why EV Connect offers the best solution to lock in the full cost and time savings.
The Economics of EV Fleet Adoption
Transferring to an electric vehicle fleet isn’t just a reactive measure to capitalize on new tax credits or comply with recent regulations. It’s also a proactive measure to reduce the total cost of fleet vehicle ownership through:
Better fuel economy, particularly for start/stop routes
Lower maintenance costs, whatever your mix of light-duty or medium/heavy-duty (MDHD) vehicles
Access to less volatile fuel pricing and off-peak rates
McKinsey calculates that EV fleets can incur a total cost of ownership up to 25% lower than internal combustion engine-driven fleets.
At a business level, fleet operators need an accurate measure of fuel costs. In the case of EV fleets, that requires a solution capable of delivering a transparent picture of energy costs and high demand charges across Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (DCFC) chargers.
What Makes EV Connect the Ideal Partner?
Since 2009, EV Connect has been at the forefront of meeting the nation’s fast-evolving demand for charging stations. Our contribution has been to provide a management platform that makes troubleshooting, maintenance, and monitoring seamless, thanks to an open-standard, hardware-agnostic solution. In short, we make complex simple, whether it’s for prestigious hospitality, healthcare and government clients, or fleet operators.
Intelligent Charging Operations
Your fleet only generates revenue when it’s on the move, so you need full visibility of each vehicle’s projected uptime and downtime. EV Connect gives you real-time station monitoring and performance data to ensure your stations are performing reliably with no disruptions to your fleet operations or maintenance. We’ve built our reputation for operational excellence and reliability on a seamless, fully remote platform that drives your entire fleet. Through EV Connect Shield, we’re able to provide a comprehensive operational and maintenance package to cover hardware, software, and firmware 24/7. And, because Shield coverage is comprehensive, you know exactly how much your charging station O&M spend will be in advance, so you can plan your business around it.
Transparent Energy Management
What’s your charging strategy? Will your fleet save money with slower overnight charging or keep wheels on the road with a fast daytime charging schedule? What will be the infrastructure requirements in the future, especially if you’re migrating a hybrid EV/gas fleet to electric power only? EV Connect gives you the freedom to scale in the future, with the power to optimize now. Set your benchmarks through power limit scheduling and utility bill optimization, and stay on top of energy use through load profile monitoring in real time. Our platform even fits seamlessly with distributed energy resources (DER) should you choose to integrate solar, turbine, or battery storage into your operations.
Smart Data to Power Your Business
How do you transform an EV charger into a source of intelligent data? All it takes is a networked platform that can share real-time information with the necessary stakeholders across the business. EV Connect fulfills that function, with multi-level access enabled, so that you can stay on top of:
Fuel savings and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and vehicle session reporting
Billing and invoicing for each transaction
Feed this data stream into your business Enterprise Resource Planning and you not only have a complete historical record of quarterly expenses but also an accurate means to forecast costs for coming quarters.
Software You Can Trust
Any business owner will have reservations about data moving across a network, but EV Connect uses a compliant, secure and smart platform that integrates with a variety of charging hardware partners using open standards protocols (OCPP).
Ways to Mitigate Costs
EV charging equipment and installation costs can vary, however, there are many ways to mitigate costs including government, state, and utility programs that support EV charging infrastructure. Additionally, with our Fleet-as-a-Service (FaaS) program, we’re able to remove upfront costs entirely. Given the urgency all businesses face in the current climate (literally), we take away capital expenditure as an obstacle to innovation and allow you to grow with us at your own pace.
To find out more about our FaaS option, or dive deeper into our solutions for EV fleets, get in touch with our friendly experts today.
Sources
US Dept of Energy - Electric Vehicles for Fleets
McKinsey - Charging electric-vehicle fleets: How to seize the emerging opportunity