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I DA U N I V E R S A L Au g u s t - S e p te m b e r 2 0 2 3 27 today's lithium-ion batteries, which use a liquid electrolyte to conduct electricity. Solid-state batteries replace this liquid with a solid, o en ceramic material, meaning OEMs can build about two times more energy into the same space. Embedded Systems Technol- ogy has Been the Norm Most importantly, construc- tion fl eets should have a solid understanding of how they can leverage data from their electric trucks and vehicles. Technological advance- ments have made it possible for embedded systems to communicate with sensors within the vehicle as well as the cloud server, in an eff ective and effi cient manner. Lever- aging a distributed computing environment that optimizes data exchange as well as data storage, automotive IoT Story continued on page 29 NUTS AND BOLTS NEWS As construction and builder companies look to modernize their vehicles by transitioning to electric vehicles (EV), the benefi ts of EV technology has driven considerable interest. Key to this transition is the use of connected vehicle data and analytics in the EV that can be useful to fl eets for managing and maintaining each vehicle within the fl eet. Construction professionals can widely benefi t from specifi c applications within their fl eets, including the use of sales personnel visiting diff erent locations, customer service and quality assurance teams, and contractors using light- and medium-duty trucks. Recently, Americans have increasingly shi ed toward SUVs, pickup trucks and crossover vehicles, with some analysts estimating that SUVs, pickup trucks and vans could make up 78% of vehicle sales by 2025. For construction profes- sionals, larger plug-in truck options could expedite this transition toward electric. Large Amounts of Data are Diffi cult to Process Construction vehicle fl eets, their insurance providers, maintenance and a ermarket companies are all looking to harness more of this intel- ligent telematics data from EVs. However, the amount of data produced every day keeps growing. As a result, these businesses have more data than ever at their disposal to help make informed business Strategies Construction Companies Are Taking In Adopting Electric Vehicles for Their Fleets Technological advancements have made it possible for embedded systems to communicate with sensors within the vehicle as well as the cloud server, in an eff ective and effi cient manner. e areas construction professionals should look in when determining the right time to adopt electric trucks for their fl eet. decisions. But this vast amount of data brings in plenty of new challenges in capturing, digesting and analyzing the entirety of the data in a cost- eff ective manner. To truly be eff ective and useful, data must be tracked, managed, cleansed, secured, and enriched throughout its journey to generate the right insights. Construction companies that transition to EVs for their fl eets are turning to new processing capabilities to manage and make sense of this data. ere are several areas construction professionals should look for in determining the right time to adopt electric trucks for their fl eet. First, understand that prices continue to come down from an initial investment point of view. EVs remain well above the industry average, according to Kelley Blue Book, but prices have been decreasing in 2023 and new federal incentives could lower them even more. Construction fl eets should also look for solid-state battery technology, as opposed to