Electrification of Vehicle Fleets

The transition to electric vehicles presents fleet operators and municipal services with new challenges: How can vehicle availability be maximized? How can batteries be used optimally without shortening their service life? How can the flood of data be transformed into concrete recommendations for action, and how can electric commercial vehicles be charged safely, quickly, and in a space-efficient manner without costly overhauls of existing operational structures? With the IVImon monitoring platform, the UBCS underbody charging system, and a wide range of consulting services, Fraunhofer IVI offers answers to these questions.

• Objectification of vehicle requirements
• Operational analysis: routes, stops, and load profiles
• Implementation plans for operators: infrastructure, charging points, power supply, and operational processes
• Compilation of structured requirements specifications
• Procurement and contracting support: unbiased guidance during the selection, bidding, and procurement of vehicles and charging infrastructure

• Vehicle-specific automated analytics
• Trip analytics: identifcation of hidden charging costs and optimization of routes, charging windows, and vehicle allocation
• Battery health score: extension of service life by up to 20% through a better understanding of battery stress 
• Better protection of residual value: a reliable data foundation for continued operation, sale, leasing, or second-life evaluation
• OEM-independent comparisons: an objective view of mixed fleets

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• Underbody charging system for the automated, space-saving charging of electric vehicles
• No additional space for charging infrastructure at the charging point required
• No exposed cables, eliminating potential targets for cable theft and vandalism
• Automated charging at the push of a button: No need to handle heavy cables and plugs
• No additional training required
• Scalable without costly modifications: The system supports maximum charging voltages (passenger cars: 1,000 V; trucks: 1,250 V) and very high charging power (passenger cars: 1.2 MW; trucks: 4.5 MW)

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