A September to Remember
Our FMW team is excited about the upcoming AFLA Conference in San Antonio and look forward to congratulating, in person, the just-announced AFLA 2024 President’s Award winners. The honorees are:
Heidi DiAngelo, Director, Strategic Business Development at Ridecell
Laura Jozwiak, Chief Client Officer at Wheels
Judie Nuskey, Director of Operations at Advanced Driver Training Services
Peter Young, Vice President of Business Development at Range Design
To learn more about what's in store for us at the AFLA Conference, read Tod Trousdell's piece: AFLA Preview: More Fleet Managers, New Technologies, Actionable Information
Adventures of a Lifetime
Don't miss Episode 4: Destination EZPZ of Fleet Street Remarketing's 6-part Adventures of a Lifetime It's a must, especially if you're attending this year's AFLA Conference!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
ChargePoint Releases Industry-First AI Solution to Enhance Driver Support and Improve Network Reliability
ChargePoint today announced an AI-powered driver support tool to rapidly accelerate the diagnosis and repair of charging stations in the field.
The software utilizes AI for the first time in the EV charging space to identify physical charger issues, thereby improving their uptime. The software is the latest deliverable of ChargePoint’s ongoing investment in charging station reliability.
“By deploying AI technology that can diagnose hardware issues, ChargePoint has a critical new tool joining our Network Operations Center to ensure station uptime,” said Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint. “This technology will enable us to triage and resolve physical issues that cannot not be detected via remote monitoring, demonstrating our commitment to innovations which deliver a reliable charging network.”
It’s a Good Time to Get a Deal on an EV as They Sit Around on Dealer Lots
It's a good time to start shopping for a new electric vehicle as many sat idle on dealer lots. At the end of July, it took dealers an average of 81 days — nearly three months — to sell the EVs that arrived in their showrooms.
That's up 75% from the same month a year ago, and a much longer stay on dealer lots compared to the industry average of 57 days before being sold.
In addition to the slow turn rate for EVs, there are also a lot more of these cars piling up than gas-powered cars. Dealers at the end of July had enough battery-powered vehicles to last dealers about 100 days, compared to a 68-day supply of all other powertrains, according to day-supply data from Cox Automotive.
EV Fleet Utilization at Scale: A Customer Success Story
Ridecell’s technology helped a customer’s fleet predict and manage EVs based upon delivery needs by assigning vehicles for specific routes based upon battery health and charging status.
Representation & Leadership at BFN’s Ascension
Ascension, the Black Fleet Network’s Leadership Development Experience event in Atlanta, will address unique challenges of minority professionals in the fleet industry that traditional programs might overlook.
