The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will be able to ensure frontline officers and their fleet teams can reliably plug in and charge their electric vehicles (EVs) after signing a new charging deal.
It has selected BetterFleet to manage its charging, providing access to depots and public networks, as it works towards a carbon net-zero fleet by 2030.
BetterFleet software will give automatic prioritisation to critical vehicles, allocate costs to cost centres and provide visibility of which vehicles are charging, ready or are in need of attention.
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One of the UK’s largest bluelight fleets, the Met operates a fleet of approximately 5,500 vehicles, with almost a third (30%) fully electric or hybrid.
MPS plans to add a further 250 electric or hybrid vehicles and motorcycles in the coming year, increasing demand for both the charging infrastructure and the team overseeing the fleet’s 24-hour public safety operations.
As it increases the number of charge points for its EVs, BetterFleet will allow the MPS’s fleet team to operate and monitor new charging locations through a single management tool.
Built on an enterprise-grade, SOC 2-compliant architecture, BetterFleet says it provides a secure, resilient and highly scalable platform designed to meet the cybersecurity and operational demands of large, mission-critical public safety fleets.
“We appreciate the confidence Metropolitan Police has placed in BetterFleet, and we are excited to help them deliver high service levels while making their EV operations simpler,” said Daniel Hilson, CEO of BetterFleet.
“We continue to be the software of choice for complex, mission-critical EV fleets, where uptime and on-time performance are crucial.”
BetterFleet also manages a significant share of London’s Go-Ahead Group electrified bus fleet and supports large public sector and transit operators in cities such as Toronto, Boston and Sydney.
