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Insights from the EVopt team on the world of fleet electrification.
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Electric Fleet Charge Management: Why CMS Does Not Solve Operational Challenges, and How Managed Services Do
Why Manged Services outperform CMS
Electric Fleet Charge Management: Why CMS Does Not Solve Operational Challenges, and How Managed Services Do
February 14, 2025 Let's talk briefly about charge management systems (CMS) first and then get into managed services. A CMS is used by fleet operators for visibility into energy consumption of the electric fleet and to effectively optimize cost of electricity. If a...
Recent Blog Articles
Read the latest blog articles and insights from the EVopt team.
Electric Fleet Charge Management: Why CMS Does Not Solve Operational Challenges, and How Managed Services Do
February 14, 2025 Let's talk briefly about charge management systems (CMS) first and then get into managed services. A CMS is used by fleet operators for visibility into energy consumption of the electric fleet and to effectively optimize cost of electricity. If a...
Saving Money by Rightsizing Fleet Electrification
May 17, 2024 At MGL we use a fleet-as-a-system approach to develop fleet electrification plans, which naturally right-sizes the entire system - reducing capital costs as well as the timeline to build charging infrastructure and deploy EVs. At the heart of this...
Choosing Battery Sizes and Charger Power Ratings for Your Fleet’s Operations
May 3, 2024 At MGL we help fleet operators determine their transition to zero emissions by addressing battery electric feasibility of current and future operations. By addressing EV feasibility initially in the planning phase, fleet operators can comfortably enter the...
Going Beyond Average Range with Electric Fleets
Taking the guess work out of electric vehicle range with route energy modeling
A Guide to Creating a Zero Emission Fleet Transition Plan (ZEFTP)
How proper planning for transit bus electrification guarantees successful near term deployments, and flexibility in long term fleet transition.
How Fleet Electrification Planning Wins Competitive Grants and Derisks Deployments
Verifying where to deploy and what to buy guides each phase in bus electrification, reduces capital costs, and lays out a fast track to success.
Tradeoffs in School Bus Electrification
Decisions that become clear when planning and deploying electric buses.
Five Key Questions to Answer When Converting Your Fleet to Electric
Read the 5 ‘critical questions’ that fleet operators seek to answer to simplify the complexity of fleet electrification and reduce challenges.
EVopt Lite is available now
March, 2021: Microgrid Labs is excited to announce the release of EVOPT Planner Lite – your first stop for fleet electrification planning! EVOPT helps you jointly model the transportation and energy processes (i.e., the driving and charging processes). Over the last...
Jacobs Enters into Strategic Partnership with Microgrid Labs
DALLAS, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobs (NYSE:J) has entered into a minority investment agreement and formulated a strategic relationship with Microgrid Labs Inc (MGL), a Colorado-based software and consulting company specializing in commercial fleet...