Inspiration Mobility (“Inspiration”) announced today that former Wheels and Merchants leader Maria Neve has joined Inspiration Fleet, the industry’s only EV-first Fleet Management Company (eFMC) as Vice President, eFMC Services.
In this role, Neve will oversee the growth and delivery of Inspiration Fleet’s services platform. As an eFMC, Inspiration Fleet offers both traditional FMC services, such as maintenance and roadside services, and new services and solutions designed to maximize the benefits of EVs, such as home charging installation and reimbursement, turnkey installation and operations of depot charging, payment for public EV charging, and more.
Inspiration’s unique offering simplifies fleet electrification for organizations at any stage of adoption. The company takes a systems integrator approach, bringing all the elements needed under one roof: EV procurement and leasing, EV-first fleet management, and optimized, commercial-grade EV charging solutions.
“Maria is well known in the industry and trusted by fleet professionals at leading organizations across the U.S. They turn to her as one of the top electrification experts in the industry because she understands both the challenges – and opportunities – that fleet electrification brings,” said Inspiration founder and CEO Josh Green. “With Maria on board, Inspiration continues to expand its leadership position as the go-to partner for organizations serious about making real progress towards electrification. From EV procurement to financing to fleet management to charging, we provide companies with a turnkey solution that includes everything they need, and nothing they don’t.”
“The future of transportation is electric. Inspiration is unique in the market; it was ‘born electric’ –designed and launched from day one to accelerate electrification. I’m excited to join a team that deeply understands EVs, energy, finance, and charging,” said Neve.
In her role, Neve will work closely with the team at Inspiration Energy, the company’s charging and energy business, to deliver tailored EV charging solutions for on-premise, offsite and at-home charging.
Most recently, Neve served as VP, Electrification and Sustainability for Wheels, where she created the roadmap for the electric vehicle program at Donlen, which merged with Wheels. She managed the function’s integration post-merger. She also led the sustainability program and the development of EV depot charging channel at Wheels. Earlier Neve led critical fleet management and sales functions for both private and government sector clients at Mercury Associates and Merchants Fleet.
Neve currently also serves as SVP of NAFA Fleet Management Association.
