Lightfoot and Drax partner to advance fleet electrification

Technology specialist Lightfoot has signed a partnership with Drax Electric Vehicles to support fleets with their transition to electrification.  
 
By installing Lightfoot’s open-platform telematics technology into vehicles, Drax customers will receive advanced data insights about usage, driver behaviour and vehicle status, allowing them to optimise fleet performance, efficiency and sustainability. 
 
Drax already provides comprehensive support to businesses transitioning to electric mobility, offering services that encompass planning, installing and managing charging infrastructure. The partnership with Lightfoot brings a new brand of telematics to Drax’s offering. With the integration of Lightfoot’s  technology, Drax can now bring an additional layer of intelligence to fleet and facilities managers. 
 
Lightfoot’s CEO, Paul Hollick, said of the strategic partnership: “Our technology provides next-generation data to fleets to help them better run their businesses. Our solution helps businesses with the shift from internal combustion (ICE) vehicles to EVs – ensuring that when they make the investment, they have access to crucial data on hardware, fleet vehicles and drivers.” 
 
With Lightfoot devices installed, thanks to the in-cab coaching, fleets typically see a 15% uplift in the average range of electric vehicles. As well as driver coaching and telematics data, drivers can sign up to competitions that reward efficient and safe driving. 

Lightfoot generates more than a billion miles’ worth of data every year, allowing firms to understand which drivers and vehicles could make the switch to electric immediately, and which might need more time and planning. 

“This is where the collaboration with Drax is extremely exciting,” said Hollick. “Drax provides a fleet with a detailed roadmap for electrification, and overlaying our data from the operational vehicles will provide the full picture. Businesses can electrify with complete confidence that the investment in infrastructure, vehicles and support will be successful.” 

Naomi Nye, Head of Sales at Drax, added that the partnership will help to speed up the pace at which many fleets transition to electric and deliver cost savings too. 
 
“We’re already able to support organisations with planning, installing and managing their charging infrastructure investment,” she said. 

“We can now also recommend Lightfoot’s advanced fleet management solution to fleet and facilities managers. Lightfoot’s open-platform telematics technology provides the evidence organisations need to kick-start electrification – and the insights they’ll need to optimise fuel and cost-saving efficiencies.” 
 
The partnership between Drax Electric Vehicles and Lightfoot brings tangible benefits to both companies and their customers. With Drax’s expanding customer base, Lightfoot gains an opportunity to reach an even broader audience with its market-leading technology. 
 
“85% of businesses trialling Lightfoot devices become long-term Lightfoot customers,” adds Paul Hollick. “We are confident that Drax customers will find immense value in our solution, further strengthening the case for EV adoption and fleet efficiency.” 
 
Drax offers customers access to its powerful and user-friendly My Electric Vehicles portal, which seamlessly integrates with Lightfoot in-cab devices to provide actionable insights. This allows fleet managers to analyse key data such as journey mileages, travel patterns, and vehicle idling and dwell periods. By leveraging this intelligence, businesses can make data-driven decisions regarding fleet electrification and infrastructure investment. 
 
“We don’t just provide data; we provide solutions,” explains Hollick. “Our technology ensures that fleets operate efficiently, safely, and sustainably.” 
 
Nye added: “By installing Lightfoot devices in their vehicles, Drax customers gain a new way to unlock driving insights – enhancing the telematics capabilities they already benefit from, and enabling fleet-efficiency optimisation while cutting costs. This is a partnership that offers fleets every tool they need to electrify.”