Verra Mobility is partnering with the electric vehicle (EV) fleet management platform Bluedot to offer charging capabilities to fleet customers. By partnering with Bluedot, Verra Mobility said it now offers its fleet customers the ability to find, charge, and automatically pay for charging at over 80% of public charging stations in the United States.

“Access to charging is the number one pain point for our fleet customers utilizing electric vehicles,” said Steve Lalla, executive vice president of Verra Mobility’s Commercial Services business. “Commercial fleet EV adoption is driving the emergence of new technology, and partnerships like this with Bluedot are especially important for Verra Mobility, as we always want to provide solutions for customers’ current and future needs.”

New legislation in California requires the electrification of fleets, and some of the largest fleet operators in the world including Walmart and Amazon have announced plans to transform their fleets in the next decade. According to McKinsey, public charging infrastructure needs significant expansion to meet future demands, with projections indicating a need for up to 1.2 million public chargers in the U.S. by 2030​. And while 75-80% of EV owners in the U.S. and EU should have access to home charging, fleet owners and operators struggle to accurately track and reimburse home charging costs for their drivers.

Bluedot said it offers an all-in-one platform that automates payments for public charging. This system consolidates billing across different networks. In addition, Bluedot said it provides comprehensive home charging solutions, including detailed tracking and automated reimbursement processes.

Verra Mobility said it provides services to fleets including the management of toll payments, violation processing and title and registration services. Its fleet management services are utilized by fleet owners, operators, and managers to automatically pay more than 300 million annual toll transactions and violation fees for more than seven million vehicles globally.

As part of the original partnership deal, Verra Mobility said it will now offer Bluedot’s fleet EV charging solution to new and existing customers.