Benefits of GPS Tracking for Electric Commercial Fleets
3 Dec 2024As the automobile industry transitions towards more electrical vehicles (EVs), EVs have become popular as an alternative to traditional gas-powered vehicles. Electric vehicles help save you money on fuel and help you to be more environmentally friendly.
At first, EVs were mostly for personal use; however, the benefits of these vehicles are being seen even in the commercial sector.
If you own or manage an electric commercial fleet, you know that while you don’t have to worry so much about gas bills, you face other unique challenges, including:
- Shorter driving range
- Longer recharging time
- Maintenance and repair costs
- Higher up-front vehicle costs
- Driver training
There’s a simple solution to address these problems. It’s implementing GPS tracking into your electric commercial fleet. Below, we’ll explain how GPS tracking can benefit your EV fleet.
Shorter driving range
EV batteries typically don’t last as long as a full tank of gas, meaning that you can’t drive as far as you would in a gas-powered vehicle. This can significantly shorten the driving range, requiring the driver to charge the vehicle on long trips.
Solution: With GPS tracking, dispatchers can monitor the driving range of every vehicle and predict when they will need to stop or return for a charge. If drivers are on a long-haul trip or won’t make it back to the facility to get a charge in time, dispatchers can help drivers locate a charging station on the way.
In addition, GPS tracking improves route planning and optimizes routes. When used properly, you can easily find the shortest, easiest path from point A to point B, decreasing the time spent on the road and extending battery life.
Longer recharging time
When a driver needs to stop to recharge, this results in downtime where the driver is just waiting to get back on the road.
Solution: With GPS tracking, dispatchers can better coordinate the driver schedules, routes, and EVs to reduce downtime spent recharging on the clock and ensure that vehicles can be swapped out for fully charged ones.
Driver training
Every new driver at any company needs to undergo some level of training to make sure they’re safe on the road and represent the company well. This is especially true for electrical commercial fleets because electrical vehicles handle and accelerate differently than gas-powered vehicles.
Solution: GPS tracking can help you identify poor driver behavior. When poor driver behavior is repeatedly recorded, you can retrain specific employees to improve their road skills. Furthermore, you can target actions that drain battery life like idling or aggressive driving.
Maintenance and repair costs
While EVs usually require fewer and smaller repairs, the repairs they do require can be expensive and require specialized technicians.
Solution: Streamline maintenance and reduce repairs by keeping track of maintenance and repair schedules with GPS tracking.
LiveViewGPS offers GPS tracking solutions for electric commercial fleets. Call us at 1-888-544-0494 with any questions you may have.
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