Ford Pro announced today that Ecolab will use Ford Pro’s electric vehicles in its fleet. Initial plans involve the purchase of 1,000 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro trucks and Mustang Mach-E SUvs for its California fleet.
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Ecolab, a global sustainability company that provides water, sanitation and infection prevention solutions, has chosen Ford Pro, Ford’s advertising division, to drive the electrification of its sales and service fleet, with the goal of fully electrifying the North American fleet by 2030.
The business that dates back to Ecolab and Ford, forged just 100 years ago, is being developed on the heels of a new commitment to create positive impacts, move toward carbon neutrality and promote sustainable growth.
Electrification of Ecolab’s North American fleet begins in California with the conversion of its sales and service cars to electric cars through 2025. Ecolab will acquire and deploy more than 1,000 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro trucks and Mustang Mach-E SUVs, creating what is expected to be California’s largest all-electric sales and service fleet. Ford Pro offers a full suite of telematics and charging software that Ecolab will use to help the company maximize vehicle functionality and fleet productivity.
The transition to electric cars is a critical step in Ecolab’s efforts to achieve net-zero global emissions by 2050.
“Ford and Ecolab have worked intensively together for nearly 100 years, from water conservation at Ford to electrification at Ecolab,” said Ted Cannis, CEO of Ford Pro. “Together, we’re proving that sustainability makes sense for outcomes. “and smart for the environment. “
Ford and Ecolab have a relationship that dates back to 1925, adding a collaboration on cutting and reusing water at Ford production plants. Today, Ecolab operates more than
10,000 light cars in its North American fleet, 95% of which are Ford cars. Over the past decade, Ecolab has purchased more than 31,000 Ford cars.
“Ecolab’s history is filled with collaborations between like-minded corporations committed to sustainable business growth,” said Christophe Beck, president and chief executive officer of Ecolab. “Ford and Ecolab have been working together for about a century, and more recently to help save water and energy while performing business. This next phase of our data will help us move forward temporarily and at scale with our goal of our bottom line through renewable energy and electric vehicle responses to gain advantages from our employees, our business and the environment. “
Sustainability is at the heart of Ford and Ecolab’s operations and their shared commitment to carbon neutrality through 2050.
By leveraging water conservation practices and technology, Ford has reduced its water consumption in its manufacturing, thereby selling the availability of new water to local communities. Ford has stockpiled more than 186 billion gallons of water since 2000 to meet its purpose of producing new water. water for human consumption.
By going electric, Ecolab believes it can reduce overall costs, with in-house financial models predicting a lower overall ownership load over the life of cars compared to ICE cars. Ecolab has the potential to save approximately 50% on annual fuel costs through 2023. F-150 Lightning Pro, or an estimated $1,400 in fuel savings per vehicle each year. 1 Once the cars are deployed, Ecolab plans to use Ford Pro’s productivity software and service solutions to manage its California fleet.
Ford Pro productivity software and service solutions have been shown to help optimize fleet operations. In a Ford Pro survey of Sonoma County Winegrowers, respondents estimated that, on average, they could reduce their idling hours by 49%, their time spent tracking maintenance schedules by 37% and their time spent tracking fuel usage by 58% with a solution like Ford Pro Telematics. In the same survey, Sonoma County Winegrowers estimated they could reduce their service downtime by about 20% using Mobile Service.