Key takeaways:
- Scheduling fleet EVs for charging is complicated, between the time it takes to charge and the business needs of the fleet
- Fleet energy management is also a challenge between the limited number of chargers and electrical capacity constraints at a typical fleet depot.
- Energy planning with Driivz InSite prioritizes fleet EVs for charging based on their current state of charge (SoC), battery capacity, and scheduled arrival and next departure from the depot, while considering the depot’s charging and energy constraints.
- Energy planning helps fleet managers streamline fleet operations around EV charging, support fleet electrification, and reduce the need for public charging, thus reducing overall EV charging costs
If you’re a fleet manager, you need your vehicles to run smoothly and get them out on time to keep the business on track.
Back in the day, you could refuel a vehicle in minutes, but electrification brings new challenges, especially with fleet energy management.
EVs take longer to charge, chargers are limited, and your grid connection is strained to meet growing demand.
So how do you decide which EV charges first?
The one with the lowest state of charge, the earliest departure, or the highest business priority?
Scheduling EVs for charging doesn’t have to be complicated. With Energy Planning from Driivz InSite for Fleets, it’s simple and smart.
Just enter when each vehicle should arrive, when it must leave, and its arrival and target state of charge.
Driivz InSite even provides a CSV template you can fill in and upload to speed things up.
Driivz InSite validates everything – license plates, schedules, and state of charge — so your plan is clean, clear, and ready to run
Then, Driivz InSite analyzes the depot’s energy capacity, charger availability, and EV charging schedules to build an optimized charging plan that considers the fleet’s energy management capabilities.
Each EV gets a compliance score that shows how well Driivz InSite can meet the charging needs in your plan.
High compliance means the vehicle will get charged as planned.
Vehicles with low compliance may need to be rescheduled.
Chargers are automatically reserved for each session, so you know exactly where every vehicle belongs.
And with Book & Charge, you can take bookings from partner fleets and work them into your Energy Plan, while keeping full visibility and control over your chargers.
“The result? Vehicles leave on time with the charge they need, without needing costly public charging stops.
Energy Planning with Driivz InSite gets enough energy to the right vehicles — efficiently, automatically, and in sync with your fleet’s schedule.