Verizon updates Connect Reveal platform for electric vehicle management

Verizon has updated its Connect Reveal fleet management platform for customers who have already implemented or are trying to implement electric vehicles.

The new updates to Reveal enable customers to easily manage their EVs and gas-powered vehicles, increase uptime by seeing their EVs’ charging and battery status information all from one platform.

Verizon Connect Reveal customers in the U.S. and Canada will be able to more effectively support various vehicle types – both gasoline-powered and EVs – in one pane of glass. These enhancements will support all Reveal customers including government, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprise customers who have any combination of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles with OBD-II Standard Protocol.

The program can also extract data like miles driven, vehicle wear and tear, vehicle tracking and location, utilization and other points.

“EV adoption rates are continuing to grow and by analyzing data for just one month, business owners can be better informed about the introduction of EVs to their fleets,” said Peter Mitchell, senior vice president and general manager, Verizon Connect. “Once they make the decision, the new enhancements for EV in Reveal will support their evolving mixed-fleet management needs.”

What EV fleet managers can expect from the new release:

• EV icon: Quickly identify which EVs are charging on a live map within Reveal.
• Mobile app support: Manage people and the fleet with location and status of ICE vehicles, EVs and assets in the Verizon Connect Spotlight app.
• Charge state: Charging status informs which EVs are actively being charged at any given time.
• Battery level: Near real-time battery level percentage to identify which EVs in your fleet have the highest/lowest battery level.
• Report: New EV-specific report that includes charging data.
• EV Alerts: Configurable alert for EVs experiencing a “Low Battery.”