A partnership between Verizon Connect and fleet electrification analytics firm Sawatch Labs is designed to help fleets with more than 10 vehicles plan their EV strategies. As fleet managers consider switching from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles (EVs), the partnership will help evaluate whether to swap a few vehicles out or to convert the entire fleet.
With EVs poised to become a significant part of vehicle fleets in the coming years, growing to 31 percent of the market by 2050, or about 672 million vehicles, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the need for fleet management solutions tailored to EVs continues to grow.
“Every fleet is thinking about going to EVs, and the new Verizon Connect and Sawatch Labs integration helps them decide budget, timing, charging, staffing—everything they need to consider in the process, leaving nothing to chance,” said Erin Cave, director of product management at Verizon Connect, in a prepared statement. “Using Verizon Connect Reveal will give customers the critical data they need to make smarter, more cost-effective, long-term investments in their fleets, their business and in the environment.”
Stated Sarah Booth, Sawatch Labs COO:
“Sawatch Labs is providing the data critical for customers to confidently deploy and charge a fully electrified fleet. Partnering with an industry leader like Verizon Connect ensures fleets around the country will have the real time insights required to optimize their vehicle purchasing decisions.”
Sawatch integrates vehicle data from Reveal to perform a range of EV analytics, including feasibility and infrastructure planning. Based on duty-cycle analytics that clearly identify how an EV can meet your drivers’ needs and provide customizable suggestions to help ensure that customers have the right size fleet to make accurate procurement and assignment decisions.
Source: Verizon Connect
