Ridecell Survey: Digital Transformation & Flexibility Shape Auto Lending
Ridecell’s latest survey reveals a pivotal shift in automotive lending, where digital transformation and flexibility are now essential for success. As consumer expectations evolve, lenders are accelerating technology adoption, integrating mobile platforms, and refining financial products to stay competitive. Meanwhile, EV adoption and risk strategies show industry-wide divergence.
The Mobility House Introduces ChargePilot, the Key to Scalable, Cost-Effective Fleet Charging
(photo: Greg Hintler, CEO of The Mobility House North America)
By Fleet Management Weekly Staff
The Mobility House works with fleets and charging station operators to help them find charging solutions for their needs. Using their proprietary charging and energy management system, ChargePilot, they can help fleets optimize the charging process.
We sat down with Greg Hintler, CEO of The Mobility House North America, to learn more about ChargePilot and how it makes electric mobility more affordable for fleets.
"The Mobility House’s vision is to create a zero-emission, zero-cost charging future for everyone. We’ve been at it for almost 15 years now...Our ChargePilot solution helps our customers save on capital and operational costs. Fleets can save millions of dollars by avoiding costly grid upgrades."
Fleet is Riding a Wave of Change
Fleet marketing consultant Tod Trousdell writes an excellent preview of Work Truck Week 2025 opening next week in Indianapolis. FMW’s Ted Roberts and Dave Bean will be there.
Also attending Work Truck Week 2025 is Matt Dyer, newly named CEO and President at Merchants Fleet, Dyer said, "The fleet industry is experiencing a wave of change right now—tariffs, supply chain shifts, advancements in AI, and a swirl of uncertainty around vehicle and parts availability. And while it is understandable that this can feel overwhelming, it is times like these that present opportunities to think differently, adapt, and discover new ways to move and lead the industry forward and Work Truck Week is a great place to have those conversations.”
We are delighted to feature Peter Young, VP of Business Development at Ranger Design in Fleet Pro Focus. What a fascinating guy!
FMW congratulates NAFA’s newly elected 2025-2026 Board of Directors! Led by Maria Neve, this is a distinguished group of fleet professionals. We're excited to see everyone at NAFA Institute & Expo -- April 28-30 in Long Beach, California!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Ford Informed Suppliers the Next-Generation F-150 Would Be Delayed
The 2027 Ford F-150 was expected to shine on the showroom floors starting in 2027, which meant a late reveal in 2026 or an early one the following year. However, the automaker has just done a one-eighty and decided to push back the launch date by at least one year or even to mid-2028.
For the past decades, the arrival of a refreshed Ford F-150 has been pretty easy to predict. The automaker got customers accustomed to a change every six years, with a refresh mid-way. Introduced back in 1975 to slot between the F-100 and the F-250, the most popular model of the F-Series is currently in its 14th generation. It has been on the market since 2021, following a June 2020 reveal.
Tesla Full Self-Driving Could Be China’s Tariff Bargaining Chip
When the controversial CEO of a global automaker becomes the Best-Friend-in-Chief and helps to define national policy, there might be some bleed-over into conflicts of interest. It seems that China may be betting on exactly that.
Tesla's Full Self-Driving software has been walking a tightrope in China. With tough-to-solve problems on the road and regulatory hurdles a-plenty, Tesla is anxiously awaiting the greenlight from Chinese regulators to begin testing out its flagship software. But there's just one issue: China could be preparing to use the approval of FSD as a bargaining chip in the escalating U.S.-China trade war.
