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CES 2024: Bridgestone & Webfleet launch service platform for commercial EVs

The service for electric vehicles combines a broad network of leading service providers and aims to facilitate fleet managers' entry into e-mobility. A single platform provides access to solutions for charging and energy management, battery analysis, order and fleet management, and route planning.

Everything in view in the electric fleet: Webfleet is to integrate the e-mobility services of various providers on one platform. | Photo: Bridgestone
Everything in view in the electric fleet: Webfleet is to integrate the e-mobility services of various providers on one platform. | Photo: Bridgestone
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The Bridgestone subsidiary Mobility Solutions and its telematics division Webfleet aim to facilitate fleet management for companies with electric vehicles. They have announced the launch of what they claim is the world's first service platform for electric vehicle fleets at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. This platform is designed to help companies intelligently manage the deployment of their electric vehicle fleets based on comprehensive data, including information on energy management, battery and charging management, route planning, and fleet management, thereby increasing productivity. According to the providers, this will make it easier for companies with commercial vehicles to take significant steps towards the electrification and decarbonization of their fleets. For the provision of these services, Bridgestone and Webfleet are collaborating with globally leading mobility service providers, including TomTom, Simacan, The Mobility House, and Bia Power.

"The result is a unique ecosystem that combines solutions for various needs around the management of electromobility on a single platform," explains Wolfgang Schmid, Webfleet Head of Central Region.

The system enables the seamless integration of solutions from these providers based on comprehensive fleet and energy data. Webfleet provides the relevant vehicle data, on which the networked partners offer their services. As a result, fleet companies should now be able to design the electrification of their fleets based on this comprehensive data from a single system, Schmid advertises. He speaks of the "world's first integrated service platform for commercially used electric vehicles" and aims to ease fleets' path towards the decarbonization of their mobility.

"By integrating significant data from systems of various providers, we are generating completely new benefits for fleet companies. For example, a fleet manager can retrieve information about the range of their vehicles to assign the most suitable vehicle for a specific task. To select which vehicle should be charged at what time based on the required battery level and the tour plan, this data can then be reconciled with the information on charge management," clarifies Schmid. 

The platform is intended to be open to other partners in the e-mobility ecosystem with the aim of offering fleets a complete range of services. These can register as so-called EV services platform partners.

Six Pillars for Combination

The new solution consolidates its services into six major pillars from which the appropriate combination can be selected for specific needs in the field of electromobility. Data is intended to be seamlessly exchangeable between all connected providers to optimize the operation of electric fleets. Users are to retain full control over their own data and decide which data to share, when, and how.

"Numerous fleet companies want to transition towards electromobility. However, the shift towards electrification comes with many questions, including the amount of investment, the ability to maintain reliable operations, and optimizing the productivity of one's own company. These questions can only be answered and resolved when various solution providers in the field of mobility collaborate and consolidate relevant data. Specifically, providers specializing in electromobility are striving to establish a scalable integration to address the challenges of fleet customers," adds Wolfgang Schmid.

The services include:

  • Hardware and software for charging management: Provision of the charging infrastructure according to the specific requirements and needs. Monitoring and analysis of the performance of company-owned charging stations.
  • Smart Charging: Reducing costs by avoiding peak loads and high electricity prices, as well as reducing emissions by utilizing renewable energy sources.
  • Energy Management: Expert advice on company-owned energy infrastructure and efficient energy management for vehicles and buildings.
  • Battery Analysis: Increased safety and reliability in the fleet through warnings of battery problems. Higher residual value of vehicles with reports on battery condition (health).
  • Planning: Planning and optimizing orders for a fleet with electric vehicles considering energy, charging, battery, and route restrictions.
  • Fleet Management: Reliable and productive operation of the e-fleet based on real-time vehicle data and information on driving behavior and energy consumption.
Translated automatically from German.
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