The EVs are Coming, the EVs are Coming — Who’s Ready?
Automakers of all types are making massive commitments to battery-electric vehicles with 50 new models expected to hit the U.S. by the end of next year.
President Biden’s push for 500,000 new EV chargers is funded, while several EV charging companies are investing hundreds of millions into their own ventures. All that investment is good news, but none of those things really reveal who — or more precisely, where — is ready to handle this influx of electric cars and trucks?
California is the most EV-ready state in part because it is the only one with more than 1% of all vehicles registered being electric. Washington, D.C. got kudos and a top score because there is a public EV charger every 2.66 miles on average, this is far better than the national average of one charger every 121 miles.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
Violent Crime and Auto Thefts Continue Record High Trends
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is warning the public of the increased criminal threat environment across the United States this Holiday Season.
The nation is witnessing historically high auto theft, violent crime and carjackings. Beginning in June 2020, the United States experienced a 13% increase in auto thefts, a trend that has continued throughout 2021.
NICB encourages shoppers remain alert during the holidays. Criminals are searching for unlocked vehicles to take personal belongings and shopping goods, or to steal the car itself. Most holiday shoppers encounter a number of distractions, from heavy traffic to crowded stores, making auto theft and carjacking more probable.
Read the article at NICB.
The Move Toward EVs: Taking Your Unique Circumstances Into Account
At Donlen, cross-functional teams take your fleet’s unique circumstances into account as you make the move toward Electric Vehicles.
Fleetio Ranked 315TH Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2021 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Fleetio today announced it ranked 315th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 27th year. Fleetio grew 392.8% from 2017 to 2020.
Fleetio’s Founder and CEO, Tony Summerville, credits intense focus and a phenomenal team with the company’s 392.8% revenue growth. "Fleetio has quickly grown by focusing on modernizing the fleet management industry since its launch in 2012,” Summerville said. “We look forward to continuing to advance technology in the fleet management space in order to help fleets around the world track, analyze and improve their fleet operations."
PayByPhone Announces Launch of Groundbreaking Fleet Management Tool
PayByPhone Business brings a company’s parking under one easy-to-use, centralized system, so fleet managers have visibility over all parking activity in a simple solution – one app and one interactive dashboard. PayByPhone is available in North America, UK, and France
PayByPhone Business is scalable, so there is no limit to the number of drivers a company can add to the system, and, for added convenience, they can be added in bulk. Fleet managers can add, remove, and authorize drivers and vehicles easily. Payment can be made from one credit card for all drivers for maximum simplicity. And for added security, once a driver or vehicle is deleted, the associated business payment card will immediately be unlinked from that driver’s PayByPhone account, safeguarding the corporate account.
