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Safelite Autoglass Pilots the Chevrolet Volt The company leased 18 Chevrolet Volts as part of a pilot program to see if the vehicle would help reduce fuel spend and greenhouse gas emissions in the sales and repair segments of its fleet. The results have been positive so far. As fuel price volatility continues to be a cost-containment challenge fleet managers must grapple with, vehicle selection becomes more important than ever. Safelite AutoGlass, an automotive glass repair and replacement company with global operations, has undertaken a number of measures to reduce fuel spend while meeting corporate sustainability goals. These measures include testing the Chevrolet Volt in a pilot program to determine potential applications for the vehicle in one of the company’s fleet segments. Erin Gilchrist, fleet manager for Safelite AutoGlass, shared how these changes are helping contain fleet costs from a corporate sustainability standpoint. Cutting Back on FuelIn 2011, the Safelite AutoGlass fleet drove more than 152 million miles and consumed more than 10.4 million gallons of fuel, according to Gilchrist.“




With that in mind, some quick math can tell what that looks like from a cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standpoint,” Gilchrist said. “So, it makes sense for us to be thinking about what we can do to reduce [fuel] consumption, and there are a lot of different ways we’re doing that."Gilchrist said the company looked at a few different vehicle types before deciding to run a pilot program with the Chevrolet Volt. “We thought about hybrids, but some of the analysis we’ve done shows they come out at a higher cost per mile than the gasoline engines with higher mpg ratings,” Gilchrist said. “That’s not to say we won’t go down that road as well with the fleet, but we started with electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.”Safelite AutoGlass’ choices came down to two vehicles for the pilot: the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt and the fully electric Nissan Leaf. “Our game plan was to test Chevrolet Volts and Nissan Leafs in our fleet environment to see if there is a potential to roll them out on a wide scale,” Gilchrist said.




“After further consideration, we chose to pilot the Volt due to its extended-range electric vehicle capabilities.” When the battery energy is depleted, the Volt seamlessly transitions to extended-range mode. Power is inverted from a 1.4L 63-kW (84-hp) gasoline-powered onboard engine to the electric drive unit to provide up to 344 additional miles of range.Leasing the VoltsTo launch the pilot program, Gilchrist and her associates at Safelite AutoGlass contacted GE Capital Fleet Services, which has been working with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.“We worked with our fleet management companies (FMCs) to see if there was one particular company that was focusing on electric vehicles (EVs),” Gilchrist said. “We work with all the FMCs from a strategic consulting standpoint, from vehicle leases to certain programs we use to manage our fleet.”Safelite AutoGlass leased 18 Volts through GE Capital Fleet Services (via a terminal rental adjustment clause, or TRAC, lease). GE is also helping collect vehicle use data in order to better project total cost of ownership (TCO) for these vehicles.




So far, Gilchrist said there are a few applications in Safelite AutoGlass’ fleet segments the Volt can meet.“We’re using the EVs in our sales and repair fleets,” Gilchrist said. “A salesperson averages 2,300 miles per month, while a repair technician averages just below that. We chose these two profiles of our fleet based on the average miles driven, the nature of their job, and the vehicle category suitable for these applications. Our dedicated repair technicians carry a repair kit and vacuum and are not required to haul glass or heavy tools, making it possible for us to pilot the Volt in this profile.” Gilchrist said the leasing terms are currently flexible, due to this program being a pilot. She said that without knowing how long to keep the vehicle before remarketing it, among other calculations, testing was crucial to determining how to maximize utility and minimize TCO.“We put these vehicles on a longer lease term to gather data,” Gilchrist said. “It was difficult to determine when in the depreciation schedule we would want to remarket the vehicles.




We weren’t sure what kind of mpg we would be getting, or what the maintenance costs would be, which are fundamental to TCO calculation.”Looking Good So FarAccording to Gilchrist, the Volts went on the road between mid-May and July 2011. So far, she said the program’s results are fairly positive, with average mpg in the upper 50s.“We hope to see the mpg number increase as we get accustomed to operating this vehicle in the fleet,” she added. Safelite AutoGlass operates more than 6,000 vehicles and was ranked No. 53 on AF’s Top 300 Commercial Fleets in 2011. Determine the actual cost of owning and running a vehicle in your fleet. Compare vehicles by class and model. Fleet Management And Leasing Experts The expert, , will answer your questions American Leasing Corporation was founded in 1957 by Milton Lewis, who had previously founded a retail auto financing company, American Credit Corporation, in 1943. Post your resume & manage your job search. Post jobs & search top quality resumes.




Big Data and Advanced Analytics will Further Intertwine Procurement and Fleet Looking ahead, how will procurement and fleet evolve in the future? My prediction is there will be market forces (both internal and external), along with technological enhancements, that will facilitate a much closer collaboration between the two disciplines using a combination of in-house and outsourced expertise. Five Technology Trends that will Disrupt Global Fleet Management 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV General Motors may just have a game-changer on its hands with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a lithium-ion-powered hatchback that's fun to drive and provides enough charge to meet most commutes. 2017 VW Golf Alltrack SEL Nobody Asked Me, But... Are You a Fleet Manager or Are You Just Managing a Fleet Every fleet is different. Most of the service providers in our market realize this and do their best to tailor their solutions to meet the needs of today’s fleet and purchasing managers.

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