Ford F-150 Lightning Customers to Receive 250 kWh of Complimentary Ultra-Fast Charging at Electrify America Charging Stations
August 17, 2022 - Ford F-150 Lightning owners receive 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging through FordPass Rewards at Electrify America ultra-fast charging stations to kick-start their electric vehicle experience with Ford. This included charging benefit is available solely to F-150 Lightning retail customers.
For F-150 Lightning customers with the standard-range battery, the 250 kilowatt-hours of fast- charging energy is equal to nearly three “fill-ups,” or near-full charging sessions, or up to 575 miles of electric driving.
“Electrifying the F-150, America’s best-selling vehicle, is a game changer for bringing electric vehicles fully mainstream,” said Giovanni Palazzo, president and CEO of Electrify America. “We’re proud to have the F-150 Lightning and all Ford electric vehicles take advantage of Electrify America’s growing coast-to-coast ultra-fast charging network to build range confidence wherever they travel.”
Safety and Maintenance Excellence
Safety and maintenance are always critically important for fleets, and that has never been truer than it is today. Adam Danielson writes that “a focus on safety also maximizes company assets and cuts unnecessary operational costs” in The Five Cascading Benefits to Creating a Culture of Safety.
On the maintenance side, we have Insights Into Fleet Managers’ Pain Points, based on a report created by Pitstop after they spoke to hundreds of fleet managers. We also have a nice video of G Satish from CONNIXT on time-saving mobile maintenance apps.
Have you registered yet for the NETS Annual Strength in Numbers Fleet Safety Benchmark Conference? Their hotel’s special conference rate is valid through September 9th.
Ted Roberts
President
Solera’s eDriving and Partner Innovation Group Win Aussie Tech Award
Together with partner Innovation Group Australia, eDrivingSM, a Solera company, and a leading global provider of digital driver risk management solutions, has been named the winner of the Technology Program Award at The Australian Road Safety Foundation’s 11th Annual Road Safety Awards.
eDriving and Innovation Group were presented with the award for eDriving’s innovative digital driver safety app, Mentor. Mentor is made available by eDriving to fleet operators in Australia and New Zealand through the Innovation Group partnership.
eDriving’s Mentor app is a smartphone-based digital driver safety program that identifies driver risk using a validated FICO® Safe Driving Score, and remediates risky behavior with training, coaching and gamification.
“We’re delighted that Mentor has been recognized for its contribution to keeping those who drive for work purposes safe across Australia and New Zealand,” said Ed Dubens, CEO/Founder of eDriving. “This is great news for reinforcing the value of our partnership with Innovation Group in helping to reduce driver risk in Australia.”
Drew Schnehage, Managing Director of Innovation Group Australia, added: “Thank you to the Australian Road Safety Foundation for the nomination and our win of the Technology Programs Award. We are proud to be the exclusive resellers of the award-winning Mentor by eDriving offering."
CEREBRUMX Simplifies Fleets Management Across North America as Azuga’s Connected Vehicle Data Partner
CerebrumX announced its partnership with Azuga to offer valuable real time insights from the connected vehicle data.
Recent global market insights have highlighted a rising demand to improve fleet efficiency among fleet operators using vehicle telematics, which is accelerating the industry growth. Azuga offers affordable and easy-to-use Global Positioning System (GPS) fleet tracking software solutions to fleet operators that enable driver safety.
"By teaming up with CerebrumX, we're thrilled to go beyond tracking and offer real-time insights to make fleet management and operations efficient and seamless." said Ananth Rani, CEO, Azuga.
Innovative Headlight Technology Keeps Ford Looking Ahead
Driving after dark presents a riskier proposition for drivers, as opposed to vehicle operation during daylight hours.
Research conducted by Ford in the UK has found that 40% of crashes occur after sunset, despite the fact that markedly fewer people are behind the wheel at that time.
In an attempt to keep night drivers focused for safety, engineers at Ford are testing an innovative headlight technology that projects pertinent information such as speed limit, weather and directions directly onto the road ahead.
Ford envisions a time when even more crucial information will be projected ahead, such as crosswalks, bicycle lanes and road markings that have been obscured by wear and weather.
