Motion Inc. Teams with Tohoku Electric on Harmmo

Motion Inc. has entered into a business partnership with Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. In order to promote the electrification and spread of mobility in the six Tohoku prefectures and Niigata Prefecture in order to realize a carbon-free society, the company will integrate the “Optiev EV Shift Support Service” within “Harmmo,” a mobility solutions service provided by Tohoku Electric Power. The service will analyze the operating status of current company vehicles, and submit analysis/examination results in report format, such as whether to switch to EV vehicles, select the most suitable EV model, and propose whether to reduce the number of vehicles.

By partnering with Motion, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., it will be able to support companies considering the introduction of EV vehicles, enabling it to make proposals that will increase the utilization rate of company cars while realizing a shift to EV vehicles.

As companies and local governments face increasing demand for electrification of company and official vehicles in an effort to realize a carbon-free society, the introduction of EVs poses unique challenges, such as selecting the optimal vehicle model and number of vehicles, locating charging facilities, the impact on business operations, and the need for operational know-how for EVs and chargers. It is also important to conduct an objective review based on driving data from existing vehicles.

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Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. is leveraging the technology and know-how it has cultivated in the electricity business, as well as the knowledge it has gained from its efforts to electrify its company cars and from demonstration experiments of EV buses, to launch a service aimed at expanding the use of electric vehicles (hereinafter referred to as EVs) and other technologies to help realize a decarbonized society in the six Tohoku prefectures and Niigata Prefecture.In launching this service, the company believed that analyzing the operating status of its current vehicles and developing an optimal EV introduction plan was important in promoting the service.

Since its founding, Motion Inc. has developed and provided services centered on data analytics (statistical analysis) technology, with combinatorial optimization technology at its core, to address various social issues. Up until now, through its “Optiev EV Shift Support Service,” the company has been diagnosing the feasibility of companies introducing EVs, selecting the optimal vehicles, and proposing charging operations.

Leveraging the strengths of both companies, the two companies have agreed to build a support system to resolve issues surrounding the introduction of EVs. Of the three services offered by Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., “Harmmo Zero,” “Harmmo EV Bus,” and “Harmmo Support,” the two companies will provide the “Optiev EV Shift Support Service” as an OEM within “Harmmo Support,” thereby promoting the electrification of mobility in the six Tohoku prefectures and Niigata Prefecture.

SOURCE: PRTimes