1st Mobility Launches ‘Mobility Configurator’ Solution
The Swiss-based Start-up has developed a B2B self-service IT-software enabling Companies to orchestrate their mobility offerings for their Employees
Starting mid-2019, fleetcompetence Group and fleetbay joined forces in order to combine their long-standing industry expertise from fleet and mobility consulting, IT-development and telematic solutions. They now bundled all services related to “New Mobility” in a newly founded corporation: 1st Mobility AG, based in Switzerland.
“Companies establishing a “New Mobility” Program face a significant level of complexity as the mobility needs are different by job role, office location, employee’s personal situation, etc.”, says Tobias Kern, Managing Director of 1st Mobility. “Our Mobility Configurator Solution supports each Employee to configurate their individual mobility package within the boundaries of the corporate mobility policy, which can be fully reflected in the tool.”
Last Week to Register and Attend NAFA’s Essentials of Fleet Management Seminar: The Toolbox
This is your last week to register and attend NAFA’s Essentials of Fleet Management Seminar: The Toolbox, Oct. 26 - Nov 4.
Attend to master and walk away with the eight essential fleet solutions during the ten hours of interactive instruction led by a team of industry veterans, all Certified Automotive Fleet Managers (CAFM). REGISTER NOW
The Toolbox is the backbone of this interactive course and will become your go-to resource to breakdown the eight most practical, solutions to improve your fleet including: The Ethical Decision-making Grid, Vehicle Selection Matrix, Risk Management Grid, Policy Templates, Fleet Reporting Matrix, Lifecycle Cost Analysis Spreadsheet, VEU Analysis Worksheet and Fuel Efficiency Performance Measures.
More than just a series of online presentation, this interactive experience includes informative fleet discussions with fellow students and our experienced faculty via a private networking and discussion community.
As an added bonus, you'll have the chance to build a network of peers who are experiencing the same challenges you are, and can help you find solutions to your current and future fleet needs.
Questions? For more information on this or other NAFA education programs, please contact Tina Mercardo [email protected].
eDriving Wins International Fleet Risk Management Company of the Year at ACQ5 Global Awards 2020
And Founder/CEO Named International Gamechanger of the Year
eDrivingSM has been named International Fleet Risk Management Company of the Year in the ACQ5 Global Awards 2020. eDriving’s Founder/CEO Ed Dubens has also been named International Gamechanger of the Year.
The ACQ5 Global Awards program recognizes companies and individuals that demonstrate achievement, innovation and brilliance in the markets in which they excel. The Awards are based on peer nominations and year-round research into businesses in all global regions.
“Since our founding 24 years ago, we have worked tirelessly to help organizations around the world ensure that those who drive for work purposes make it home safely to their loved ones at the end of every day,” said Ed Dubens. “Our whole team is delighted to receive this global recognition, and I’m very proud to be considered a ‘gamechanger’ in the industry.”
Read the entire press release at eDriving.
Plug-In Hybrids No Greener, Or Even Worse, Than ICE Models, Study Finds
According to a recent study, most plug-in hybrid models aren’t more environmentally friendly than their regular combustion engine counterparts due to their limited all-electric range, and their CO2 emissions can actually be worse than those of a conventional gasoline or diesel model.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer ISI institute and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) examined usage data found that, at best, a plug-in hybrid car produces average CO2 emissions that are twice as high as what carmakers claim regardless of test cycle.
A big reason for this is the fact that PHEVs are also used as company cars, which in turn are usually driven distances that exceed their relatively limited full-electric range. Furthermore, company car drivers are in most cases incentivized to fill up with gas seen as how their employers pay for the fuel.
Read the article at Carscoops.
Refusals To Wear Masks In Pandemic Echo The Fight To Wear Seatbelts
If the resistance by some Americans to wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic feels vaguely familiar, you may be recalling the decades-long campaign to persuade vehicle occupants to wear seatbelts.
Both situations do share the personal liberty argument. And both share an element of ignorance or denial. There's a failure of imagination about what happens when one's body accelerates from 0 to 60 and back to 0 in a fraction of a second. And there's the mistaken belief that COVID-19 is no worse than the flu, or it's fake news. Or that not following public health guidelines is some kind of liberal-vs.-conservative badge of honor.
On the flip side, wearing a seatbelt and wearing a mask have one other important thing in common beyond safety: In both cases, you're modeling responsible behavior for your children.
Read the article at Autoblog.
