Bridgestone Mobility Solutions and EV charging software firm Bia have joined forces to help power and optimise fleet electrification.

Data from connected EVs will be used for smart charging solutions, enabling fleets to cut charging costs, CO2 emissions and preserve battery health

The collaboration will benefit electric fleets by providing smart charging solutions, ranging from optimising charging processes to reducing costs, shaving peak loads, managing battery health, and delivering flexible charging that is cheaper and more sustainable.

Data from connected electric vehicles will be used for smart charging solutions, enabling fleet managers to reduce charging costs, CO2 emissions and preserve battery health.

Candace Saffery Neufeld, CEO and founder of Bia, commented: “Bridgestone Mobility Solutions and Bia will work together, leveraging fleet data to optimize EV charging for green and low-priced charges, smooth loads, and low battery degradation. This way we can ensure that the charging is cleaner, cheaper and available when needed.”

Bridgestone said its investment in Bia aligns with the company’s strategy to be a leader in sustainable mobility solutions.

Jan-Maarten de Vries, CEO Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, said: “We strongly believe in the electrification of fleets. Our Webfleet EV fleet management solution already helps businesses at every step of the electrification journey, from planning the switch and deploying EVs, to monitoring their usage, reducing running costs and everything else that is needed to get the full value from going electric.

“This partnership with Bia supports our ambitions to help fleet electrification, while utilising data analytics to provide flexibility and optimisation in fleet management. We’re excited to take the next steps in this emerging smart charging market and to help unlock the full potential of e-mobility for a successful clean energy transition.”