By David Brown, Associate Vice President, APAC, Geotab
Fleet sustainability is one of the most impactful ways for companies to reduce their carbon emissions, and accurate data insights are key to supporting this transition, increasing fleet efficiency and reducing costs.
The automotive sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. In Australia, the transport sector is the third largest source of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to 21 per cent of national emissions in 2023. Since 2005, these emissions have risen by 19 per cent and are projected to become the largest by 2030.
The Federal Government aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Companies have a unique opportunity to measure their impact and take responsibility. Innovation and sustainability are crucial to improving operations and reducing emissions in the transport industry.
The path to fleet sustainability
A successful sustainability initiative incorporates three elements: technology and innovation; laws, public policy, and governance; and economic and financial incentives. Companies want to become more sustainable, but how do you start?
Leveraging connected vehicle technology not only supports new road safety and sustainability legislation, but also reduces emissions with data-driven insights. Data insights from telematics solutions can help with the fleet sustainability strategy and mitigate costs while increasing efficiency.
Companies can use data insights to optimise routing for a wide variety of delivery and service vehicles, prepare fuel management reporting to reduce idling and improve fuel efficiency for all vehicle types, and efficiently use and determine the right size vehicles, ensuring the right vehicle for the job.
Advancing sustainable transportation
While it is important to consider the sustainable fleet strategy, reducing vehicle emissions is equally crucial. The urgent need for climate action has put the onus on governments globally to integrate policies and regulations to enable a market shift to zero-emission transportation.
Recently, there has been a large push to transition fleets to electric vehicles (EV). With the growing number of EVs in the market, there has never been a better time to begin the fleet electrification process.
Before you can start adding EVs, it is important to understand the vehicle’s daily route, operating cost, and vehicle dwell time.
Using telematics will provide access to the fleet’s driving data points and help determine where it makes sense to electrify. It provides vehicle recommendations based on available models in your region, as well as projected cost savings and avoided CO2 emissions.
The time to act is now. By integrating advanced analytics with telematics, companies can develop sustainable transportation solutions and enhance fleet management.
Collectively, this will help the industry demonstrate the profound impact that innovative technology can have on the transportation system today and create safer systems worldwide.
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Featured image: David Brown, Associate Vice President, APAC, Geotab. Image: Geotab
