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eMobility-Scout: Electric mobility in the vehicle fleet

How can companies efficiently integrate e-vehicles into their fleets and operate their commercial e-fleets economically? And how can a cloud-based platform for operating e-vehicles and sharing charging infrastructure contribute to greater cost transparency? The eMobility-Scout project has researched answers to these questions. The consortium, consisting of renowned companies and research institutions, worked for three years on the economic integration of e-vehicles and charging stations in companies. The result is a cloud-based platform that promotes electromobility through automation and user-friendliness and provides precise guidance for the electrification of vehicle fleets.

Easy integration of electromobility

There is a great need for support in the introduction and use of electric mobility. The eMobility-Scout project has dealt intensively with the requirements of corporate mobility and supports companies and institutions in integrating electric vehicles simply and smartly into their fleets. The platform developed was tested in practice at the project partner Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) and helped to significantly increase the mileage of the e-fleet and reduce the peak demand for vehicles by 10%. BVG initially electrified 100 of its 400 commercial vehicles in order to use the knowledge gained to convert the entire fleet. Stuttgart Airport also wants to become climate-neutral by 2050. As part of the project, the integration of different user groups and vehicles into the energy system was tested. This made it possible to integrate a public charging infrastructure into the building system, implement different charging tariffs and reduce peak loads in the public sector.

We have demonstrated that a regional company can economically convert its car fleet to electric drives. An integrated IT system is a prerequisite for efficient pooling.

Heinrich Coenen,
Project manager of the in-house consulting department of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe

Period

January 2016 - December 2018

Destination

Design, implementation and test operation of a cloud-based IT solution for the operation of commercial e-vehicles

Result

Increasing economic efficiency through the joint use of vehicles and charging infrastructure

eMobility-as-a-Service

The eMobility-Scout project was part of the “ICT EM III: Integration of commercial electric vehicles in logistics, energy and mobility infrastructures” research program funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The project focused on the integration of electric vehicles into existing logistics, energy and mobility infrastructures. The aim was to make the use of e-mobility as easy as possible for fleet managers and employees thanks to the cloud platform used. All charging, fleet and infrastructure management processes were therefore merged and automated in the background of the system under the “eMobility-as-a-Service” approach.

The economic use of e-mobility is the most important argument for a rapid spread. Even before the complexity of use, this is the biggest obstacle for companies. Both factors are closely interlinked. We have integrated the various complex sub-functions in such a way that users perceive them as a single application.

Frank Meißner, Project Manager Carano

Functionality of the eMobility Scout platform

Project partner

The experience and results of the project have been incorporated into our product development. For example, we were able to significantly improve our CaranoCloud car sharing software for booking, scheduling and vehicle opening.

Guide to electromobility

As part of the eMobility-Scout project, a guide was developed for fleet operators on integrating electromobility into existing vehicle fleets. This summarizes the most important findings from the project:

Is the vehicle fleet suitable for electrification? Which vehicles can be converted to electromobility?
How can the mobility needs of employees be met with electric vehicles?
How does the fleet manager maintain an overview and troubleshoot operations?
What are the potential savings in the vehicle fleet?
How can energy costs be minimized?
How can electric vehicles be integrated into energy management?

Networked electromobility for vehicles

Intelligent charging and energy management was one of the most important tasks in the project. Operating forecasts for vehicles, charging infrastructure and energy requirements as well as their deviations can be derived from the data obtained in the project. This creates the basis for grid-friendly and energy cost-optimized use of electromobility. Vehicle bookings, precisely calculated charging cycles, faults, energy status and other important operating data can be evaluated and used to obtain specifications for charging from other systems in the future. The costs of all parts of the process are recorded in detail so that the cost-effectiveness of electric mobility can be precisely evaluated. As part of the IKTIII program, the eMobility-Scout project was also able to make a contribution to Section 14a of the Energy Industry Act, which regulates the grid-oriented control of consumption facilities and grid connections. For the spread of electromobility, politicians and manufacturers are still required to drive forward the standardization of access to the charging infrastructure and vehicle data.

Our other research projects

Optimize energy costs through on-demand charging of the e-fleet

Cross-company use of e-vehicles and charging infrastructure

Cloud solution for e-vehicle fleets across company boundaries

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