Renewable energy giant Drax has teamed up with tech consultancy AND Digital to launch a new EV fleet management platform.

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The new solution, called My Electric Vehicles, aims to support organisations in simplifying their EV fleet management and drive adoption by providing all the real-time tools needed to manage a fleet of EVs efficiently. The simplicity of the solution is also expected to encourage those still using diesel-powered fleet vehicles to make the switch to new electric alternatives.

The platform provides managers with access to real-time data on a fleet’s energy consumption, CO2 savings and running costs, all via a single solution.

As well as helping organisations to monitor their fleets in real time, the platform also provides an eco-safety score. This can be used to fine-tune driver actions and routes whilst on the road – helping organisations to significantly reduce their carbon footprint further.

My Electric Vehicles also gives detailed information on where EV charge points are located across the UK via an interactive map.

Drax said this combination of data and services is unique in the market.

Adam Hall, director of energy services, commented: “The help and expertise that AND Digital brought to the creation and launch of Drax’s new My Electric Vehicles portal was invaluable in helping us to develop a portal that provides data and insights not available anywhere else in the market. The data and insight available will allow our customers to make the most informed decisions about their fleet in real time.”

Amol Punekar, AND Digital club executive and head of business unit, added: “The My Electric Vehicles platform is a great example of how we’ve managed to harness the skills and knowledge of our ANDis (the collective term we use for our people); applied them to a pressing global issue; and worked collaboratively with a client to create a game-changing piece of technology.”

“As a company we’re making good progress on reaching one of our central missions: to support clients in developing tech that improves the lives of two-hundred million people by 2025. By working with Drax on this project, we’ve supported the company in delivering a new digital solution that will empower organisations to contribute positively towards the UK’s zero carbon target. We believe that by simplifying the management of EVs, we can push many more companies past the EV adoption tipping point sooner rather than later.”