Enhancing emissions reduction and boosting efficiency through data-driven intelligence
In an effort to promote sustainable transportation and meet climate targets, Geotab, a leading global provider of IoT and connected transportation solutions, is offering data-driven insights to fleet managers across Europe.
Contact details for Edward Kulperger, Senior Vice President, EMEA, Geotab, are provided for those interested in learning more about these solutions.
Two key offerings from Geotab — the EV Suitability Assessment and the Green Fleet Dashboard — are designed to help fleet managers understand sustainability in various ways. These tools can reveal top sources of emissions, identify best vehicle candidates for electrification, create financial forecasts, monitor fuel cost and emissions, and provide real-time visibility into EV charging status.
By utilising AI and big data, these solutions analyse fleet operations, vehicle usage patterns, and infrastructure needs to provide tailored recommendations for replacing internal combustion engine vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs). They help identify which vehicles are best suited for electrification, optimise routes to reduce energy consumption, forecast charging demands, and monitor fleet emissions in real time, thereby minimising costs and risks associated with transitioning to EVs while maintaining operational efficiency.
These AI-powered tools align with Europe’s broader initiatives, including the European Green Deal and “Fit for 55” climate package, which promote low-emission transport and the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles. AI supports eco-friendly routing, optimised fuel consumption, and predictive maintenance — key to cutting carbon emissions in freight and passenger transport. Countries such as Germany, France, and the Netherlands are also investing in smart infrastructure to complement these technology solutions, creating a holistic ecosystem for sustainable mobility.
The Geotab EV Suitability Assessment, for instance, uses detailed vehicle and trip data to model which vehicles in a fleet can be electrified without operational disruption, helping companies avoid costly mistakes in EV adoption. On the other hand, the Green Fleet Dashboard provides real-time visibility into fleet emissions, energy use, and vehicle health, enabling continuous monitoring and management of decarbonization progress. Together, these tools create a digital twin of the fleet environment, enabling dynamic simulation of decarbonization scenarios driven by AI and big data.
Geotab's solutions have already demonstrated significant impact. For example, the largest bus operator in Germany, with over 5,000 vehicles equipped with Geotab, created significant cost savings and fleet sustainability improvements through telematics records of unnecessary idling, harsh braking behaviour, and diesel consumption. Similarly, a Spanish fleet achieved eco-friendly growth and improved operations by integrating telematics with cameras to manage real-time data and images and support regulatory compliance, resulting in a 10% decrease in traffic collisions, an immediate decrease in fuel consumption, and a reduction in carbon emissions by up to 132 metric tons annually.
These solutions not only contribute to the environment but also to the health and well-being of individuals. By reducing vehicle idling, for instance, they help cut down on very fine dust particles, such as PM or particulate matter 2.5, making communities safer for people.
Geotab is dedicated to accelerating the decarbonisation of commercial vehicles, with its greatest impact coming from helping customers and partners reduce their environmental footprint. The company's philosophy is 'you can't manage what you don't measure', and it simplifies access to data insights to help companies understand their real-world data better.
Data analytics and AI can play an important role in making the business case for investing in sustainability and managing ongoing efforts in the transport sector. Early adopters in electric last-mile delivery and trucking are demonstrating what's possible in sustainable transportation. Geotab's platform allows for the seamless integration of EVs into fleets, providing insights such as battery state-of-charge, battery health, driving energy, and charging energy for hundreds of EV makes and models.
Moreover, the use of the Geotab Eco App is a form of gamification that focuses on the safety of passengers and drivers as well as the efficiency of the buses. The app promotes a more stress-free, relaxed, and climate-friendly driving style by providing immediate feedback on driving behaviour and encouraging drivers to adjust their performance to stay on time and in a green safety zone.
The article is provided as part of a partnership between Geotab and the Global Fleet Summit. Geotab's survey revealed that 69% of fleet professionals reported that fleet sustainability data helped reduce operating costs in the past year. These statistics underscore the importance of data-driven solutions like Geotab's in achieving Europe’s climate targets for transportation.
- Geotab's EV Suitability Assessment and Green Fleet Dashboard, designed for fleet managers, utilize AI and big data to reveal top sources of emissions, identify best vehicle candidates for electrification, create financial forecasts, monitor fuel cost and emissions, provide real-time visibility into EV charging status, and analyze fleet operations for recommendations on transitions to electric vehicles (EVs).
- The Geotab platform seamlessly integrates EVs into fleets, providing insights such as battery state-of-charge, battery health, driving energy, and charging energy for numerous EV makes and models, making it easier for companies to manage their transition to green fleets.
- By minimizing costs and risks associated with transitioning to EVs while maintaining operational efficiency, the solutions align with Europe's broader initiatives like the European Green Deal and "Fit for 55" climate package, which promote low-emission transport and the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles.
- The Geotab Eco App, a form of gamification, focuses on the safety of passengers and drivers as well as the efficiency of the buses, promoting a more stress-free, relaxed, and climate-friendly driving style by providing immediate feedback on driving behavior and encouraging drivers to adjust their performance to stay on time and in a green safety zone.
