Fleet Logistics Appoints New CEO
Steffen Schick has been appointed as the new CEO of the Fleet Logistics Group, Europe's largest independent fleet management company.
He takes over the reins of the company from current Chief Financial Officer, Michael Beck, who had also held the position of interim CEO since March 2019.
"With Steffen Schick, we found a leader for Fleet Logistics who has extensive expertise in the automotive industry and in fleet management. The brand neutrality of the vehicle portfolio and the independence from leasing companies should continue to be the most important cornerstones of the corporate strategy," explains Patrick Fruth, Head of the Auto Service Division at TÜV SÜD.
Major Companies Join New Alliance to Accelerate Transition to Electric Vehicles
Ceres announces the launch of a new alliance to help companies accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, a key component of tackling the climate crisis.
Amazon, AT&T, Clif Bar, Consumers Energy, DHL, Direct Energy, Genentech, IKEA North America, LeasePlan, Lime, and Siemens lead push for expanded electric vehicle market and improved policy landscape through the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance, led by Ceres.
The Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance will help member companies make and achieve bold commitments to fleet electrification, and is expected to boost the electric vehicle market by signaling the breadth and scale of corporate demand for electric vehicles -- expanding the business case for the production of a more diverse array of electric vehicle models. It will also provide a platform to coordinate support for policies that enable fleet electrification.
Read more of the Press Release.
Is Right-Sizing Your Fleet All That Important? The Answer is Yes and Here’s Why
By Ed Smith, President, Agile Fleet
Having a right-sized fleet is essential to fulfilling the mission of your organization.
Whether you are a community college with 15 vehicles or a large government, utility, or commercial enterprise with tens of thousands of vehicles, understanding and managing fleet utilization should be a top-of-mind thing that is at the core of right-sizing initiatives. Why? Because utilization metrics tell you about the size of your fleet relative to your needs.
The size of your fleet directly impacts the ability to complete your mission, and, it has a significant impact on your organization’s financial bottom-line. Too few vehicles and you can’t get work done. Too many vehicles and you’re burning money needlessly. The key is to have the “right” utilization when it comes to your fleet.
What is a right-sized fleet?
AAA: EV Yearly Operating Costs $600 Higher than Gas-Powered Counterpart
New research from AAA finds that over five years and 75,000 miles of driving, the annual cost of owning a new compact electric vehicle is only slightly more expensive – about $600 annually – than its gas-powered counterpart.
The study also revealed that the experience of owning an electric vehicle eases one of the biggest fears associated with these cars – range anxiety.
AAA believes that if consumers have a better understanding of the real cost and experience of owning an electric vehicle, then the gap between expressed interest and adoption will begin to close.
Read the article at AAA Newsroom.
Rivian Preparing to Build EVs for Ford, Amazon, and Itself
The modern automaker, Rivian is dedicated to producing only electric vehicles and bought the Normal, Illinois plant from Mitsubishi in 2017 for $16 million and is preparing it to make an interesting assortment of vehicles.
The Rivan R1T five-passenger electric pickup, the Rivian R1S electric SUV, an electric luxury SUV for Ford and a fleet of large electric commercial delivery vans for Amazon, to be branded Prime will all roll of the same line.
The factory will have one line dedicated to building a skateboard chassis that all three brands will share—skateboard EV chassis bundle the battery pack(s), suspension, electric motors, and other hardware in a vertically short package so that various bodies can be attached. There will be another line tasked with assembling the three different battery packs Rivian will offer, and it will feed those directly to the skateboard-chassis line.
Read the article at Motor Trend.
