WEX Streamlines Commercial EV Adoption with General Availability of At-Home and En Route Charging Products
April 16 2024 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
WEX’s innovations simplify payments and
integration of electric vehicles into a commercial mixed energy
fleet
WEX (NYSE: WEX), the global commerce platform that simplifies
the business of running a business, today announced the general
availability of WEX EV At-Home in the United States, an innovative,
cutting edge solution that automates reporting and reimbursement
for any organization with electric vehicles (EVs) that employees
bring to their personal residence to charge overnight, the most
cost effective way to charge. When coupled with WEX’s other
commercial fleet innovations, including WEX En Route, business can
seamlessly integrate mixed fleets of electric and traditionally
fueled vehicles, supporting a balance of innovation, operational
reliability, and efficiency at any stage of a company's transition
to EVs.
“WEX services approximately 600,000 commercial fleets globally
representing an estimated 19.3 million vehicles as of the fourth
quarter of 2023, with each commercial fleet manager juggling a
unique set of variables. We continue to innovate to add to the
breadth and depth of WEX’s commercial EV and mixed fleet solutions,
allowing us to meet each customer where they are on their EV and
mixed fleet journey,” said Melissa Smith, Chair, CEO, and
President of WEX. “WEX is proud today to continue to help
businesses manage EVs alongside their traditional fleet of
vehicles.”
Today's announcement signifies the general availability of WEX’s
en route charging and at-home reimbursement capabilities and
bolsters WEX’s market-leading role in closing the commercial EV
adoption gap.
“There are few EV solutions that simplify charging for
commercial drivers and allow fleet managers access to line item
charging detail, vehicle performance, and unified billing
regardless of brand — and even fewer regardless of charging
location,” said Jay Collins, SVP and GM of EV and Mobility at
WEX. “That WEX’s EV solutions accomplish this — while also
integrating with metrics from traditional fuel vehicles across a
single credit line, invoice, and backend software portal — is
illustrative of WEX’s leadership and technical expertise in the
commercial mixed fleet space. WEX’s continued innovation signifies
a true commercial mixed fleet experience – offering fleet managers
the ability to easily add EVs without sacrificing their needs for
security, control and unified reporting all in one place.”
WEX EV At-Home
WEX EV At-Home is a transformational EV solution that combines
EV charging insights, payments, and reimbursement functionality to
simplify the complex scenario of when employees bring their work
vehicles home to charge overnight. WEX EV At-Home issues a direct
reimbursement to the employee via the business’ line of credit and
a complementary employee-facing mobile app making it possible to
issue payment in near real-time based on the true utility cost of
the charge, while transmitting line item charging metrics to the
business. Drivers can fully charge their work vehicles overnight
for use the next day with insights into charging behavior and other
vital fleet management metrics provided to the fleet manager.
WEX En Route
WEX EV At-Home joins WEX’s other commercial fleet payments
products in the U.S., including WEX En Route for public EV
charging. Through WEX’s DriverDash app and RFID card, WEX En Route
leverages WEX’s proprietary closed loop payments network to
increase the security of each transaction and to transmit charging
behavior, driver identification information, and vehicle mileage to
the fleet manager. WEX’s DriverDash app and RFID are accepted
across the U.S. at ChargePoint-branded EV chargers and at
ChargePoint’s roaming partner brands: EVConnect, EVGo, FLO, with
additional accepting merchants expected in the coming months.
These advancements enable large enterprises and small businesses
to incorporate EVs into their commercial fleets alongside existing
traditionally fueled vehicles, illustrating WEX’s strategic
commitment to closing the commercial EV adoption gap by integrating
EV functionality into existing products and – empowering
organizations to manage EVs alongside traditional internal
combustion engine (ICE) vehicles fueled with gasoline, as part of a
mixed fleet.
About WEX WEX (NYSE: WEX) is the global commerce platform
that simplifies the business of running a business. WEX has created
a powerful ecosystem that offers seamlessly embedded, personalized
solutions for its customers around the world. Through its rich data
and specialized expertise in simplifying benefits, reimagining
mobility and paying and getting paid, WEX aims to make it easy for
companies to overcome complexity and reach their full potential.
For more information, please visit www.wexinc.com.
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includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to,
statements regarding the expected strategic, operational, and
financial benefits of the anticipated energy transition and the
Company’s development of products to support the anticipated energy
transition and electric vehicles. Any statements in this press
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and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
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forward-looking statements, including the pace of the anticipated
energy transition, the development of products related to the
transition and to support electric vehicles,, customers adoption of
new products and participation in the energy transition, as well as
other risks and uncertainties identified in Item 1A of WEX’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed
with the SEC on February 23, 2024, and subsequent filings with the
SEC. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this press release and undue reliance should not be placed on these
statements. WEX disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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