All-electric vehicle rental company UFODrive has commercialised its EV-native fleet management platform to help fleets go electric.

Fleets can manage driver profiles, vehicle access, energy distribution and monitoring, maintenance and cleaning, safety, contracts, insurance, reporting and more

Dubbed UFOFleet, the platform is designed to be used by fleets of all types in their move to electric. And it’s already been tested out by UFODrive partners – and large-scale EV operators – including Hertz, Amazon and Uber.

Since launching its consumer rental business in 2018, UFODrive has been building out a claimed best-in-class SaaS platform behind the scenes, leveraging its 30 million miles of EV experiences and partnerships with early adopters.

And it says UFOFleet is the only platform that allows fleets to manage EV drivers, vehicles, energy and operations in “one easy-to-use solution” that will help fleets meet fast-moving customer, corporate and government targets for going electric.

“Breaking 100 years of ICE technology and infrastructure with complex new vehicles and non-liquid fuel is hard,” said Edmund Read, chief commercial officer. “Like traditional vehicle manufacturers, most of the companies that support fleets have been caught napping and are not prepared. To make it harder, EVs and EV infrastructure are in their infancy with standards and regulations still evolving.”

UFODrive has been working to solve these problems for five years across Europe and the United States, deploying UFOFleet technology in its own rental business, as well as in partnership with major fleet-based companies across rental, ridesharing, delivery, and more.

Not only is UFOFleet said to make going electric easy but also significantly more efficient, profitable and engaging for the drivers.

“We beat traditional ICE car rental with 2x the margins and the highest driver ratings in the world,” said Aidan McClean, co-founder and CEO. “We’re seeing the same results in rideshare, last mile and commercial fleets. Moving to an electric fleet is like moving from a feature phone to an iPhone. It’s not just easier, it’s a huge leap forward. Most of our customers migrate their ICE vehicles to our platform during transition – that’s when you can really see the difference in performance.”

Using UFOFleet, a fleet can manage driver profiles, vehicle access, energy distribution and monitoring, maintenance and cleaning, safety, contracts, insurance, reporting and more in a single solution.

“Better software means a more efficient and effective electric fleet, and the net result is cost savings, higher utilisation, a better experience for drivers and, of course, a massive move to zero emissions,” McClean added. “We have the pleasure of working with some of the real innovators, such as Hertz, and we’re now helping the more cautious fleets. Whether they go fully electric in 2023 or in five years’ time, everyone is moving in the right direction.”