MiX helps Iberdrola stay safe and sustainable
Energy pioneer Iberdrola has been making safety and sustainability gains following the implementation of MiX Telematics within its vehicle fleet.
Iberdrola is a global leader in renewable, clean energy and wind power production.
Headquartered in Spain, it has roots across the world with subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Australia.
The 1,800 vehicles covered by the rollout include light commercials, pick-ups and pool cars.
Iberdrola’s drive to implement a more advanced telematics system was designed to improve overall visibility and fleet oversight.
With an increased overview of fleet activities, the company is able to gather valuable vehicle data and gain insight into potential means of improvement.
Two of Iberdrola’s main goals were to advance fleet safety, and drive change towards a more sustainable fleet.
After MiX Telematics assessed its requirements, the following hardware solution was selected: MiX 4000 (an on-board computer), CAN Sense and MiX DriveMate. This equipment pushes information into the MiX Fleet Manager software platform, which is said to offer full insight into fleet activities in a usable and easily accessible format.
Working alongside MiX Telematics’ market experts has allowed Iberdrola to make big strides towards electrifying its fleet, says MiX, whose team has been identifying substantial parts of the fleet as suitable for making the transition to electric vehicles. The system provided is helping to analyse existing infrastructure to further assist the electrification process.
MiX’s technology provides in-depth insights into high-risk driving behaviours, says the telematics provider, especially when it comes to aggressive braking and accelerating as well as instances of over-speeding.
Highlighting these behaviours to drivers supports the reduction and improvement of these actions to help work towards safer driving performance. This ultimately reduces accident risk within the fleet and helps reduce fuel consumption, a key to limiting carbon emissions and improving fleet sustainability.
MiX DriveMate, one of the solutions in use by the Iberdrola fleet, is an in-vehicle display that is designed specifically to communicate with drivers in a subtle way about their driving behaviour.
It utilises seven LED lights (two green, three amber and two red) that blink according to the event the driver engages in. If a driver, for example, goes above a certain speed limit, it triggers the amber lights and a buzzer to notify them that they should self-correct through speed reduction.
Should they do so, the system returns to green, and an infringement is not recorded. However, should the driver fail to reduce their speed by the time the red lights activate, the event is recorded for an authorised person to review.
Within the first 12 months of activating MiX Telematics’ fleet management solutions, Iberdrola saw increased efficiency as well as improved safety.
The MiX system has enabled Iberdrola to make educated decisions in regard to the utilisation of the fleet, helping to increase the number of vehicles reaching their contracted kilometres. The ability to identify under-utilised and over-utilised vehicles has enabled fleet managers to reassign vehicles across their operations to improve efficiencies and support efforts to reduce maintenance costs.
In terms of safety benefits, there are three driving events that have been significantly reduced since the implementation of the MiX Telematics solution. Harsh braking and acceleration occurrences have reduced by around 33 per cent, and over-speeding has reduced around 56 per cent.
The implementation of MiX’s telematics solutions has already been extended to branches of Iberdrola within the UK as well as in the United States. The company is planning to extend the programme into other regions of the Americas and further into Europe following the positive results.
