Telematics technology provider Bridgestone Webfleet Solutions has reached an agreement with Scoobic Urban Mobility, a designer and manufacturer of electric last-mile and urban delivery fleet vehicles, to offer an integrated solutions package for Scoobic customers.
Under the terms of the partnership, all new Scoobic vehicles will come equipped with factory-installed fleet management technology from Bridgestone Webfleet Solutions, and will be fitted with premium Bridgestone tyres. Furthermore, Bridgestone’s retail network of service locations specialising in tyres and integrated car maintenance will maintain Scoobic’s electric fleet and replace tyres when necessary.
Daniel Giroud, CSO of Bridgestone EMIA, said: “We are delighted to collaborate with Scoobic to help achieve more sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility.
“The partnership underpins our commitments to provide an end-to-end suite of integrated services to enable safe and sustainable mobility, through supporting the electrification of fleets in the distribution sector and to reduce polluting gas emissions in cities.
“With simplified EV management, charging and maintenance we are helping companies to manage their electric vehicles in a smarter and more profitable way.”
The European-level agreement covers operations in all countries where both companies are active. Service is currently being provided in Spain, France and Italy, and will soon be expanded to other markets such as Germany, Poland and the UK.
Scoobic, which offers public and private operators last-mile delivery and urban mobility services through its electric vehicle fleet on a pay-per-use model, said it will leverage the telematics data to provide advanced proactive maintenance services to its customers, which include Correos, Amazon, Carrefour and Heineken.
Jose Maria Gómez, CEO at Scoobic, said: “This agreement has many advantages for Scoobic customers. It provides them the opportunity to improve workforce efficiency by up to 30% while also decarbonising their business and reducing their environmental footprint in cities.
“In addition, they will also be able to take advantage of the state-of-the-art, innovative, factory-installed fleet management systems and optimisation tools offered by Webfleet Solutions, as well as a highly experienced and widespread network of car service centres for maintenance.”
The agreement with Scoobic follows Bridgestone’s partnership announcement with EV Box to expand Europe’s EV charging infrastructure. The company is also investing in premium tyres and tyre technologies for EVs and dedicated fleet and mobility solutions and partnering with EV manufacturers such as Fisker and Lightyear.
