Study: 13% of Fleet Vehicles Are Candidates to Electrify Today

Geotab and Enterprise Fleet Management announced results from a recent Geotab fleet Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessment. Enterprise Fleet Management and Geotab analyzed vehicle data from portions of Enterprise’s fleet vehicles to identify the current electrification opportunity and understand how the shift to EVs will affect fleets. Utilizing Geotab’s Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessment (EVSA), the study included about 91,000 of Enterprise’s leased vehicles. The study also enables the fleet provider to work with customers using tangible, data-driven insights for their respective business clients. 

Study Findings

Of the 91,252 vehicles analyzed, 13% (approximately 12,000) were good candidates to be economically replaced by range-capable EVs. Near-term electrification of the estimated 12,000 vehicles could achieve a potential savings of $33 million and 194,000 tons of tailpipe CO2 emissions over four years.

Up to 45% (approximately 42,000) of the analyzed vehicles could be electrified as EV pickups enter the market. Shifting to EV pickups would equal 1.3 million tons of tailpipe emission reductions across the entire fleet, over a four-year service life.

Electrifying half of Enterprise Fleet Management’s vehicles would result in a potential cost savings of $167 million or $4,056.20 per vehicle.

“With the transition to EVs underway across North America and fleets faced with the challenges of meeting new sustainability standards, Enterprise Fleet Management recognizes the importance of successfully delivering EV solutions to customers,” said Dain Giesie, assistant vice president at Enterprise Fleet Management. “We have already helped several organizations integrate these vehicles into their fleet.

“Our goal with this study was to map out what we need to know and to help us understand what we need to provide our customers now and in the near future so we can continue to be the best fleet management provider possible,” continued Giesie. “It did that, highlighting our customers’ opportunities and needs so we can keep our strategic planning process on track and continue to be a fleet management leader for those we serve.”

Geotab’s EVSA tool offers data-driven adoption recommendations by analyzing a fleet’s unique driving profiles and patterns, helping customers make decisions about fleet electrification. 

“By combining Geotab’s analytics with Enterprise Fleet Management’s real-world data on a large scale, we’ve been able to provide a unique perspective on how the company can expect its fleet to evolve in the coming years,” adds Charlotte Argue, senior manager, fleet electrification for Geotab. “In addition, an assessment of this kind highlights the value of fleet-specific data, since it enables us to minimize assumptions and thus increase the accuracy of our analysis. More importantly, equipped with tangible data, Enterprise Fleet Management can make confident, strategic decisions when it comes to fleet electrification.”

According to Giesie: “The scope of the study went beyond EV vehicle availability today and tomorrow. We contributed real-world experience that informed data inputs for depreciation, fuel costs, vehicle costs, after-market costs and more to give us a deeper perspective into our customers’ potential future needs and how we can best support those needs.”

The Geotab EVSA uses telematics data to understand a fleet’s specific needs and makes EV adoption recommendations, paired with a projection of financial savings and environmental benefits of transitioning to EVs. The data can be used regularly to understand a fleet’s electrification potential as new models enter the market, and as fleet needs and macroeconomic factors change. The EVSA forms part of Geotab’s broader suite of solutions designed to help organizations achieve zero-emissions or their sustainability goals.

Originally posted on Automotive Fleet