Posts Tagged: Fleet Management
June 27, 2018
The importance of effective electric vehicle charging management
Electric vehicles are better technology than current ICE vehicles and have the potential to dramatically reduce the amount of pollution from fossil fuels. Despite the fact that electric vehicles may not emit carbon dioxide and other noxious gases when in use, they do present another problem. Demand on the electrical grid. The average electric car uses roughly ten kWh (kilowatt hours) for every fifty to[…]
July 12, 2017
Why Choosing Slow EV Charging Stations Can Make Sense for Your Fleet Vehicles
When the City of Seattle embarked on a massive expansion of its plug-in fleet several years ago, it opted to avoid costlier charging stations (EVSE) in favor of what Green Fleet Program Manager, Andrea Pratt, called “slow and dumb” chargers. For the purposes of the overwhelming majority of plug-ins in the fleet, networked “smart” chargers, which can log charge data and schedule charging remotely, simply weren’t[…]
July 7, 2016
4 Fleet Safety Tips for Electric Vehicle Fleets
Last week, we looked at how electric vehicles can improve overall fleet safety, debunking the myth that gasoline cars are safer and less likely to ignite vehicle fires. We also looked at how electric vehicles can save businesses money on insurance costs and losses due to accidents. Now that we have a better understanding of how EVs can impact fleet safety, it’s time to[…]
