The transition to EVs may not be in the immediate future for every fleet. At AFLA 2023, our EV Alternative Strategies session will outline what fleets can do in the meantime to reduce emissions.
No matter where your fleet is on the transition journey, attending the EV 2.0 session will address both the opportunities and hurdles fleets will encounter on the road to electrification.
View the full schedule of topics and events on the AFLA website, and register to join us this October! To learn more and/or register, click here.
Survey after survey has shown that worries about charging — specifically, public charging — is holding buyers back from electric vehicles. Americans are still hesitant to buy in, and largely because of concerns around charging.
The question remains, how long — and how severely — will charging hamper the EV revolution, right as its finally picking up steam? There's a groundswell forming to expand and improve the U.S. charging landscape, but experts agree there’s a long road ahead.
“The reliability of public chargers continues to be a problem,” said Brent Gruber, who leads JD Power’s EV practice.
Motorq, a leading connected vehicle analytics and infrastructure company, announced its collaboration with Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services, the commercial connectivity branch of the global manufacturer of premium vehicles.
By joining forces with Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services, Motorq can further empower fleets with cutting-edge insights in areas such as driver safety, vehicle health, electrification strategies, and beyond.
Fleet operators can now leverage Mercedes-Benz vehicle data through Motorq’s connected vehicle portal. This provides fleet management companies and businesses relying on Motorq’s data insights with a more panoramic view of their fleet operations.
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain refused to back down in response to layoff threats at two manufacturing plants over the weekend, saying that the strategy “won’t work.”
Ford was the first to lay off workers in response to the UAW strike, temporarily placing 600 employees at its Michigan Assembly Plant on leave. General Motors has similarly alerted workers at its Fairfax Assembly Plant that it may be forced to cut 2,000 positions due to material shortages caused by the United Auto Workers strike.
Stellantis has yet to announce any layoffs at its American facilities.
ALD | LeasePlan intends to introduce their new combined entity by the end of 2023, the result of ALD's acquisition of LeasePlan earlier this year. The goal in uniting the brands is to leverage the strengths of each and create one formidable player in the mobility sector.
Calling the strategy "PowerUP 2026", the new singular entity hopes to reconfigure the future of mobility with priorities focused on: Clients, Operational Efficiency, Responsibility, and Profitability.
In addition, the new ALD | LeasePlan entity is looking forward to a robust return to new car production in Europe beginning in 2024, foreseeing a reduction in supply and logistic chain challenges which have hobbled the industry. Further, the acceleration in EV production is also enhancing optimism in the market.
To read the detailed press release, click here.