Entries Written By Sachin Sawhney
What Electric Utilities Can (and should!) Do To Help Organizations Electrify Their Fleets
What can utilities do to help organizations promote electrification of their fleets? The answer is, quite a bit!
What Small and Medium Size Organizations Need to Electrify Their Fleets
Last year was a transformative year for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Despite a global pandemic, there were 2.3 million EVs sold around the world. For large businesses, including Amazon, UPS, FedEx, PepsiCo, among others, a commitment to fleet electrification picked up momentum with new orders. As these large players continued their existing electrification …
What The Auto Industry Can Learn From Utilities
The growth of electric vehicles (EVs) is the story of two massive, multi billion-dollar sectors coming together: the auto industry and electric utilities. While they have common traits, these two sectors operate with different strategies, approaches and cultures. Therefore, we believe they can learn a lot from each other to foster the development of transportation …
100,000
We are proud to announce that over 100,000 visitors consulted ZappyRide-powered EV platforms in 2018! 101,235 visitors, to be exact. In that same time period, 361,307 EVs were sold in the United States. We’re humbled and honored to help our amazing clients and partners reach large audiences and move the needle for electric vehicles! How …
Talking to Customers about EVs
As new business models develop, utilities are engaging consumers on the benefits of EVs. Historically, the interaction between the consumer and their utility has been around the delivery of electricity, so when a utility promotes EVs, it needs to do so in a way that is aligned with familiar triggers associated with the experience of …
The Utility Credibility Gap
Here is an uncomfortable truth: the average customer doesn’t think their utility can help them find a car. Traditionally, utilities have never been involved in transportation – and customers don’t think of utilities as a natural place to find information and guidance about cars. As a result, an average customer who is new to EVs …
Talking About EV Range
Despite continuous technological improvements, electric vehicle range remains a top customer concern. How should EV promotion organizations talk to their customers about range, alleviating concerns but yet setting realistic expectations? The first step is to communicate the capabilities of the better vehicles on the market. For instance, you could incorporate free leader board widgets on your website, such as: This …
Fun Utility EV Videos: Austin Energy
As part of its “ELECTRIC > GAS” campaign, Austin Energy produced a series of videos highlighting the benefits of electric vehicles: cheaper, lower maintenance, more “evolved”. StEVe the T-Rex accompanies Austin Energy customers through that crucial EVolution! Check all of Austin Energy’s videos here.