Industry Solution
Manage Range, Charging, and Fleet Ops for Every EV
Electric fleet adoption introduces new operational variables — battery state, charging logistics, and range anxiety. Open VTS equips fleet managers with real-time battery monitoring, charging analytics, and range-aware route planning to manage EV and mixed fleets with confidence.
Discuss Your EV FleetWho this is for
Fleet managers, sustainability officers, and operations directors at organizations transitioning to or operating electric vehicle fleets across delivery, service, and corporate functions.
Challenges
New variables EV fleets introduce
Range anxiety disrupts dispatch confidence
Dispatchers need to factor battery level into every assignment. Without real-time state-of-charge data, vehicles get stranded or sit idle as a safety buffer — both waste capacity.
Charging logistics add operational complexity
Knowing when, where, and for how long each vehicle needs to charge is a new scheduling layer that doesn't exist for ICE fleets. Without data, charging becomes ad hoc and wasteful.
Mixed fleets with different operational profiles
During transition, fleets include both EVs and combustion vehicles. Managing them in separate systems creates blind spots. Unified tracking with type-aware analytics is needed.
Energy cost optimization across fleet and grid
Charging during peak grid hours inflates energy costs. Without analytics showing charge timing, energy consumed, and cost-per-kWh patterns, savings opportunities go unrealized.
Use Cases
How Open VTS supports electrification
Real-time battery state monitoring
Track state-of-charge, estimated remaining range, and charging status for every EV in the fleet. Dashboard alerts for low battery threshold triggers.
Charging schedule optimization
Analyze charge patterns, station utilization, and energy costs. Optimize charging schedules to minimize grid-peak consumption and maximize vehicle availability.
Range-aware route planning
Factor battery level and route distance into dispatch decisions. Ensure every assigned trip is completable within available range, accounting for terrain and weather.
Mixed fleet management (EV + ICE)
Track electric and combustion vehicles on the same dashboard. Apply type-specific metrics — battery health for EVs, fuel consumption for ICE — while maintaining unified fleet visibility.
Capabilities
Battery and charging management tools
Battery State Dashboard
Real-time display of state-of-charge, charging status (plugged in, charging, idle), and estimated range for every EV in the fleet.
Charging Station Analytics
Track charger utilization, average charge duration, energy consumed per session, and station-level availability across your charging infrastructure.
Range Estimation Engine
Estimated remaining range based on current battery level, recent energy consumption patterns, and historical route data.
Energy Cost Analytics
Track energy cost per vehicle, per charge session, and per route. Correlate with time-of-use rates to identify off-peak charging opportunities.
EV/ICE Unified Fleet View
Mixed fleet management with type-aware dashboards. EVs show battery metrics; ICE vehicles show fuel metrics — all in one interface.
Battery Health Tracking
Monitor battery degradation patterns over time by tracking charge cycle counts, maximum range trends, and average consumption rates per vehicle.
Fleet Context
Electric and hybrid fleet vehicles
Electric delivery vans
Battery electric last-mile delivery vehicles operating on fixed urban and suburban routes.
Electric passenger vehicles
Corporate pool cars, ride-service vehicles, and institutional fleet sedans running daily shift-based assignments.
Electric buses and shuttles
Battery electric transit, shuttle, and campus buses with fixed routes and scheduled charging windows.
Plug-in hybrid fleet vehicles
PHEV fleet vehicles combining electric range for short trips with combustion fallback for longer routes.
Outcomes
Range confidence and energy savings
Eliminate range-anxiety-driven idle vehicles
Real-time battery data gives dispatchers confidence to fully utilize available range — keeping more EVs on the road, not at chargers.
Reduce energy costs with optimized charging
Shifting charge sessions to off-peak hours based on analytics reduces per-kWh costs across the fleet.
Simplify the ICE-to-EV transition
Unified mixed-fleet tracking eliminates the need for parallel systems during fleet electrification — one platform for everything.
Extend battery lifespan
Battery health analytics help fleet managers identify and correct charging behaviors that accelerate degradation.
Compliance & Safety
- ESG and sustainability reporting supported with energy consumption and emissions-equivalent data
- Fleet electrification progress metrics for corporate sustainability compliance
- Energy cost documentation for tax credit and incentive program qualification
- Battery disposal and lifecycle tracking for environmental regulation compliance
FAQ
Questions about EV fleet tracking
Battery data availability depends on the vehicle's onboard diagnostics and the GPS hardware's integration capability. Many OBD-II connected trackers can read state-of-charge from EVs that expose this data on the CAN bus.
Open VTS estimates remaining range based on current state-of-charge and recent energy consumption rates. It does not account for real-time weather or elevation in the base system, but historical patterns per route improve accuracy over time.
Open VTS tracks vehicle charging events. For full charger management (access control, billing, load balancing), it integrates with dedicated EVSE management platforms through the API.
Yes. Battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are tracked with appropriate metrics. PHEVs show both battery level and fuel status when the hardware supports dual-mode reporting.
Yes. Energy cost comparisons, maintenance reduction data, and utilization analytics provide the operational evidence needed to build a data-backed business case for further electrification.
Fleet Intelligence for Electric Vehicles
Talk to our team about managing battery data, charging logistics, and mixed fleet operations with Open VTS.