In-Charge Energy, the pioneer in turnkey commercial fleet EV infrastructure solutions, has revealed In-Control, an end-to-end EV charger management platform developed exclusively for fleets.
With In-Control, fleet managers can digitally operate, monitor, and maintain individual chargers, allowing them to optimize EV charging infrastructure for their electric vehicles. In-Charge clients, including Nissan, Ryder, Navistar, IC Bus, International Trucks, General Motors and Kaptyn, currently utilize In-Control to oversee a combined 800+ EV chargers at multiple sites across the country.
Public charging network
We developed In-Control to address a gap in EV charging software for commercial fleets"
“We developed In-Control to address a gap in EV charging software for commercial fleets,” said Terry O’Day, COO of In-Charge Energy, adding “We listened to our clients and partners and focused on their needs. Fleet managers’ clear priorities are security, reliability, and cost, so In-Control is optimized for these priorities.”
Commercial fleets require different software features than a public charging network, and nearly all software solutions in EV charging were optimized for public charging.
Understanding the nuanced differences from direct experience with North America’s largest fleets, In-Charge Energy developed a networking platform that makes EV fleet management secure, reliable, and cost-efficient.
Multiple charger manufacturers
As a web-based, mobile platform that does not require a special app or software download, In-Control allows fleet managers, technicians, drivers, and support staff to work together to manage charging activity and adapt the screens, reports, and functions for their unique fleet requirements.
In-Control easily integrates with multiple charger manufacturers, including ABB, Juicebar, and Siemens, enabling the fleet manager to utilize the right charger for every vehicle and location and to mix charging brands across their fleet, as some In-Charge clients already do.
In-Control easily integrates with multiple charger manufacturers including ABB, Juicebar, and Siemens
“In-Control is built with a modern, scalable, and secure enterprise-grade architecture unlike legacy software in the charging industry today. Whether you have 40 or 4,000 chargers, In-Control is built to scale for your needs. It assures that fleet managers have all the information and controls without unnecessary features that can slow performance, limit scalability, reduce reliability or add costs,” said Krishna Vanka, Chief Product Officer at In-Charge Energy.
EV charger deployment
Designed by EV infrastructure and fleet technology experts, the In-Control platform is customizable and equipped with multiple services and capabilities to meet a customer’s specific needs. Capabilities are grouped by the four stages of EV charger deployment:
- Install - Building managers can track the progress of commissioning chargers for their various sites, submit workorders for installation tasks and easily transfer data to asset management.
- Operate - Fleet managers can keep track of charger uptime, operate each charger remotely in real time, export the data to service operations teams to manage uptime at the highest levels.
- Monitor - In-Control creates insights and dashboards to report on energy consumption, utilization, users, and environmental data. These reports and insights can be customized for executives, regulatory agencies or other stakeholders.
- Optimize - Fleet managers and operators can regularly conduct health checks and preventative maintenance and submit workorders via the platform to address any issues.
In-Control also meets the highest levels of enterprise security to protect company information and prevent any potential disruptions to fleet operations. The platform is competitively priced in three tiers: Basic, Smart, and Advanced.