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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...
Microgrid Labs and School Bus Logistics Partner
December 12, 2024 Microgrid Labs and School Bus Logistics Partner to Deliver Foundational Assistance for School Districts as They Transition to Electric Buses Through route optimization and infrastructure planning, the companies aim to create efficiencies and save...
Microgrid Labs Underpins Via Mobility Grant for Microgrid
November 2, 2024 Microgrid Labs Underpins Via Mobility Services Grant for Renewable Energy Microgrid The Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Clean Transit Enterprise (CTE) division has awarded Via Mobility Services funding to develop a renewable energy...
Landis+Gyr and Microgrid Labs Strategic Partnership
Cham, 23 October, 2024; Landis+Gyr, a global leader in integrated energy management solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Microgrid Labs (MGL), a specialist in electric vehicle (EV) fleet management technology. Together, they will provide a...
Microgrid Labs joins Planning Communities on the second Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses
July 25, 2024 The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has awarded Planning Communities the opportunity to lead the development of an updated Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses. Building on the success of the original 2021 guidebook, this new...
Microgrid Labs and Heila Charge Up Franklin-Mckinley Elementary’s Electric School Bus Fleet and Resilient Microgrid
June 12, 2024 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Franklin-McKinley Elementary School in San Jose, CA, are collaborating on an innovative microgrid resiliency hub as part of the school’s electrification initiative. Once completed, the microgrid will power...
Microgrid Labs Supports CALSTART Fleet Advisory for MassCEC
Boston, MA – CALSTART, a global clean transportation nonprofit, is excited to announce the expansion of the Mass Fleet Advisor Program administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and in partnership with PowerOptions, Microgrid Labs, Industrial Economics, the...
Going Beyond Average Range with Electric Fleets
At MGL we’ve recognized over the last few years that when it comes to fleet electrification there is a tendency to jump right into trial and error, which exacerbates the biggest challenges in planning, funding, and operating electric fleets. In this article we address...
MGL Provides C&S Associates with Fleet Electrification Modeling Tool EVopt for NYSERDA Electric School Bus Program
March 8, 2024 Microgrid Labs (MGL) is proud to support the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in its Electric School Bus Program through its collaboration with C&S Companies, a trusted engineering partner specializing in clean and...
MGL Provides Tucson Electric Power with Electric School Bus Advisory Program
February, 2024 Microgrid Labs (MGL) is supporting Tucson Electric Power (TEP) with customer engagement and fleet transition planning for multiple fleets in the service territory in support of their bus and charger rebate program. The scope of the pilot project...
MGL Kicks off 2024 by Supporting Texas Electric School Bus Project
January, 2024 The Texas Electric School Bus Project is driving the future of student transportation by helping school districts transition to zero-emission electric buses. Supported by the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA), the initiative...
A Guide to Creating a Zero Emission Fleet Transition Plan (ZEFTP)
Anyone operating electric buses on the road will say that transitioning fleets to zero emissions is challenging. It requires more than assessing a new fuel, acquiring funding for infrastructure, training technicians, and following a replacement strategy of the oldest...
Microgrid Labs Enabling Electric School Bus Resilience
[Boulder, October 1st 2023] — MGL, a leader in electric fleet solutions, is proud to announce three groundbreaking collaborations to advance Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) technology for disaster response with Tucson Electric Power in Arizona, Lawence Berkeley National Lab...
Introducing EVopt Planner – Electric Fleet Planning Simplified
[Boulder, CO 07/07/23] – MGL upgrades EVopt Lite to multi-route multi-variant EVopt Planner designed to transform the way organizations plan, design, build, deploy, and operate electric vehicles and charging systems. With its advanced energy modeling algorithms and...
MGL Presents Next Generation Fleet Advisory Services for Utilities for Darcy Partners Innovative Technologies
MGL’s Chuck Ray presented alongside Evergy to discuss fleet advisory approaches specific to utilities interested in providing advisory services to fleets in their territory. The discussion considers both education level fleet engagement and infrastructure level...
MGL Supports Drive Clean Colorado in Webinar Acknowledging Barriers and Providing a Path Forward
Drive Clean Colorado hosted the Electric School Bus Summit, a pivotal event focused on addressing the obstacles and mapping out a way forward for the widespread implementation of electric school buses. This engaging webinar aimed to shed light on the challenges...
MGL Travels to ACT, FORTH, and APTA Mobility
Microgrid Labs (MGL) has been having an action-packed and productive month, attending some of the most prominent events in the transportation industry. With a commitment to driving sustainable solutions, the company attended the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT)...
MGL Presents in the EV Fleets and Electrification Webinar for Charged Electric Vehicle Magazine
Fleet electrification presents a complex and time-consuming endeavor. The multifaceted nature of this challenge, coupled with the interdependence of numerous variables, often makes it difficult for organizations, regardless of their size, to project system performance...
MGL Discusses Streamline Planning for Electric School Buses with Kansas’ Caney Valley on School Transportation News Webinar
MGL’s Paola Massoli and Caney Valley school districts Superintendent Blake Vargas delve into the topic of K-12 school districts' approach to bus fleet electrification projects, providing them with increased confidence by harnessing insights from planning. Although...
MGL Completes Project for BMTC in India
We have some fantastic news to share! Microgrid Labs has successfully completed fleet electrification planning for three depots operated by BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) in India. This significant accomplishment marks a major milestone in the...