EVs, Closed-Ended Leases, Residual Value and Risk
As electric vehicles are adopted more widely, closed-ended leases may become more common, and that would translate to more risk when it comes to residual values.
A Watershed Moment for Fleet
Fleet marketing consultant Tod Trousdell is highly enthusiastic about the recently concluded AFLA Conference which he calls “a watershed moment for fleet.” Today, he gives us his thoughts on both the meeting and what he sees as the key challenges facing fleet.
Why do a fleet utilization study? Ed Smith, president of Agile Fleet, says, “At the highest level, goals of a fleet utilization study are ultimately to capture and present vehicle use metrics in a way that provides a clear understanding of utilization.”
We like this: ALD Announcement May Signal Rise in Fleet Vehicle Subscriptions. "At a time when business' mobility needs and attitudes are changing so rapidly, vehicle subscriptions offer a way of getting closer to the end customer and allow greater control over the customer experience."
Drive Safety,
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
The Hidden Flaw is Now Playing
There’s a critical flaw that’s hiding in virtually every fleet’s supply chain. Sometimes in plain sight.
Are Your Drivers Required to Pull a Trailer and Do They Have What it Takes to do it Safely?
You are invited to audit TrailerReady™ a virtual, instructor-led, advanced performance trailering safety course on behalf of company drivers who operate a light truck and trailer combination.
In this 75-minute class students learn essential information to safely secure, inspect and operate articulated vehicles in close quarters and on the open road.
Friday, October 15, 2021; 12:00-1:15 p.m. EST; Via Zoom
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EV Infrastructure About to Get a Boost in 5 Midwestern States
If we’re going to adopt electric vehicles in any meaningful way, we need the kind of infrastructure that can support ever-larger chunks of the population making that switch.
The Regional Electric Vehicle Midwest Coalition (or REV Midwest) - governors of five Midwestern states - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin—all signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop “a regional framework to accelerate vehicle electrification in the Midwest.”
Goals of this agreement include advancing an equitable, data-driven transition to EVs for all communities to reduce emissions keep development within communities sustainable and the acceleration of medium- and heavy-duty fleet electrification through coordination of charging infrastructure, particularly along commercial corridor, as well as standardization of regulatory schemes.
Read the article at RideApart.
