Digital fleet management now also for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services expands its portfolio. So far, the digital solutions have been offered for cars and vans. From now on, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles are added to the compatibility.
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Real-time data directly from the vehicles optimize the use of PHEVs and EVs.
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Holistic connection of cars and vans in commercial fleets with hybrid drives, combustion engines and electric motors.
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Monitoring of fleet vehicles via web-based portal enables proactive control.
Sustainable fleet management coming.
Stuttgart. Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH is expanding the product portfolio, especially for fleets with plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. For the use of its connectivity services, the company has recently offered two additional fleet management services to commercial customers with car and van fleets.
Service for CO2 Monitoring.
The "Live CO2 Monitoring" service, which has been available since October 2020, enables fleet managers to monitor the development of self-defined CO2 target values. The CO2 emissions are automatically calculated based on the fuel consumption. The data can be viewed at vehicle level and previously defined vehicle groups can be compared with one another. In addition, the service not only provides past data, but also forecasts future vehicle emissions based on the data already recorded.
Many companies are pursuing certain sustainability goals, and the operation of their own fleet plays a key role in this. The dashboard of the live CO2 monitoring service provides them with the most important key figures so that they can continuously track the ambitious paths with every driver and every vehicle.
Optimally plan the usage of PHEV.
Equally interesting is the second service, “Vehicle Sustainability”, which gives customers, among other things, an overview of the amount of electric driving compared to the distances covered with the combustion engine. These key figures and various indicators of charging behavior, including charge status and duration, provide information on the deployment and use of the vehicles. Here, too, the customer receives the data for past periods, which means he:she can see the development over time and compare vehicle groups with each other. The knowledge of the use of the electric motor in comparison to the combustion engine is of course particularly interesting for plug-in hybrid vehicles.
The use of PHEVs in commercial vehicle fleets can have positive effects, provided they are used optimally. Significant use of the electric motor reduces CO2 emissions and lowers fuel costs.
