Press Releases
August 20, 2018
Nebraska’s Lincoln Electric System Charges Ahead with an Electric Vehicle Study to Understand Charging Demand on the Grid
Lincoln Electric System (LES), the public power utility in Nebraska’s capital city, has begun an Electric Vehicle (EV) study to better understand the impact that EV charging will have on its system’s demand. Utilities are responsible for ensuring that the power system is ready for more EV drivers, and LES’ study will help answer these questions by measuring the current needs of its community’s EV[…]
April 27, 2018
FleetCarma has been named as a 2018 Grid Edge Innovation Award winner by Greentech Media.
FleetCarma was selected from hundreds of nominations and will be presented the award at Grid Edge Innovation Summit in June in San Francisco, California. Canada is the home of our next EV-related award-winning project. Dubbed Charge the North, the project includes 10 Canadian utilities and FleetCarma, a provider of fleet monitoring and logistics hardware and software. FleetCarma’s devices have been collecting detailed EV charging[…]
January 17, 2018
Alectradrive workplace, an electric vehicle charging pilot launch
A new electric vehicle workplace charging project is set to launch in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The ‘Alectra Drive for the Workplace’ project is a smart EV charging system which balances electricity needs to mitigate potential utility costs and provides an easy, accessible charging solution for employees which encourages the adoption of electric cars. Although the announcement is taking place in early 2018, much of the ‘ground-work’ for[…]
January 10, 2018
SRP Studying How the Increasing Number of EV Drivers Will Impact the Grid
As more drivers invest in electric vehicles (EVs), energy consumption due to vehicle charging is expected to increase as well. With an eye on this upward trend, Salt River Project is working with the Electric Power Research Institute on a study to determine how this will impact the grid in the future. SRP is one of the first utilities in the country to commission[…]
November 24, 2017
FleetCarma Honoured at the 2017 Ontario Export Awards
On November 21, 2017, FleetCarma and 10 other Ontario firms excelling abroad were honoured at the 2017 Ontario Export Awards. This award is designed to highlight Ontario business with a growing international footprint. We won the “Transportation Equipment” category for the development of our telematics technology platform that monitors and models electric vehicle use, delivery data to optimize EV fleet policy. Other winners included: GreenMantra Recycling[…]
November 9, 2017
FleetCarma named one of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards
FleetCarma received a Companies-to-Watch award that recognizes early-stage companies with strong growth potential. As part of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program, the Companies-to-Watch Award category honors Canadian technology companies that demonstrate promising potential to be a future Technology Fast 50 candidate.
October 24, 2017
FleetCarma is Now a Member of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
As an avid promoter of electric vehicles, we are excited to announce that as of October 2017, we are members of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP). Established in 2003, the LowCVP is a public-private partnership that exists to accelerate a sustainable shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and create opportunities for UK business. Becoming a member of this partnership was important to[…]
October 16, 2017
We’ve been selected as finalists in the Export Awards Ontario #OntarioExportAwards
We’re pleased to announce that FleetCarma has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 Ontario Export Awards for the category of Transportation Equipment. The Ontario Export Awards are the province’s most prestigious awards paying tribute to the success and innovative approaches of Ontario export companies. The transportation equipment awards recognize companies in this sector who have made an outstanding contribution to the economy in the export[…]
October 16, 2017
EV owners seeking to help potential EV owners – please vote!
Electric vehicles are better. Every day more and more people are making that realization and buying electric. While promising, we need to accelerate the rate of people making the switch. Having been to hundreds of EV events over the years, there are three obvious facts: The best salesperson for an EV is the car itself. The second best salesperson is an EV owner. The killer[…]
September 27, 2017
How Utilities Can Use Gamification to Change Charging Behavior
Historically, utilities have faced the challenge of low enrollment rates when implementing electric vehicle (EV) Time of Use (TOU) programs. When EV owners are requested to pay an additional delivery charge or install a second meter at their own expense, it can feel as though there is little incentive to join the program – this is where gamification comes into play. What is Gamification?[…]
