Emovis wins Utah’s Road Usage Charging for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Project

The State of Utah officially announced the award of its Road Usage Charge for Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) project to Emovis. AFVs eligible for Utah’s program include gas hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles.
While beneficial for the environment, the rapid spread of hybrid and electric vehicles is posing financial issues to Transportation Authorities who heavily rely on gas tax revenues to maintain their road networks. In order to tackle this issue, the State of Utah has decided to implement an innovative Road Usage Charge (RUC) program for eligible AFVs. Emovis is selected to serve as the commercial account manager.

Under this program, eligible vehicle owners will be given the choice during the annual vehicle registration process to pay a flat fee in lieu of fuel tax or opt for a pay-per-mile charge. The per-mile charges accumulated will be capped at the equivalent of the annual flat fee. The project is expected to go live on January 1, 2020.

Drawing from its long-standing RUC expertise, Emovis’ solution encompasses a wide range of Mileage Reporting Options to best fit with different vehicles, including:

• In-vehicle Telematics

• Bluetooth Low Energy On-Board Diagnostic II Devices

• Smartphone Apps

• Odometer Capture Technology

Emovis will record mileage data and manage accounts for billing as a third-party vendor using state-of-the-art privacy protections.

Leader in Road Mileage Collection in the U.S.

After providing RUC services in Oregon and Washington, this contract in the State of Utah makes Emovis the leading provider of pay-per-mile mobility solutions in the United States.

These emerging road usage charge programs may soon pave the way for a fundamental change in the U.S.’s approach to tackling urban congestion and road funding. Indeed, charging vehicles according to their actual mileage usage of the roads provides the basis for a fairer way of generating sustainable revenue streams, while encouraging road users to opt for alternative modes of transportation.

This trend is not confined to the U.S. Earlier this month, Emovis sponsored a report (“Green Light: Next generation road user charging for a healthier, more liveable London”) authored by the Centre for London advocating for the replacement of London’s Congestion Charge and other charging programs in the city with a single distance-based road user charging system in order to curb growing traffic in the center of London and improve the city’s air quality.

“Although modest in size, this project constitutes a major milestone in the transformation of the road mobility landscape. I am pleased that our company plays a leading role in this new market which is important to the Abertis group”

Anthony Alicastro, Emovis CEO

About Emovis

Emovis is currently engaged in two Road User Charging pilots in the states of Oregon and Washington.
Emovis is Abertis’ smart mobility solution provider. With over 600 employees worldwide, the company operates some of the world’s largest free-flow tolling infrastructure in the UK, Ireland, U.S., and Canada, helping millions of motorists travel seamlessly along some of the world’s busiest roads.

Emovis is 100% owned by Abertis, the international market leader in the management of toll roads, managing over 5,300 miles (8,600 kilometres) of high capacity and quality roads in 15 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Media Contact: Chris TAYLOR
chris@dtw.co.uk

Corporate Contact: Benoît ROSSI
Director Marketing & Business Development (EMEA)
benoit.rossi@emovis.com

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Our employees are dedicated and engaged, working via alternative arrangements to ensure the safety of everyone, to protect the business continuity of our clients and to ensure any new business can progress as normal.

Thank you to our teams for their dedication and to our clients for their continued trust. Lastly, our thoughts are with those who have been impacted by COVID-19, as well as to the public health organizations and front-line health care workers for their tireless efforts.

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Emovis named a ‘great place to work’ at European Awards

Emovis is celebrating its excellent reputation with employees after taking a ‘great place to work’ award at a prestigious European award ceremony.

Our UK operations, which include running the free-flow tolling systems for the Dartford Crossing and Mersey Gateway Bridge, were finalists in a total of six European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards’ (ECCCSAs) categories.

We won silver in the ‘Best Employer – Great Place to Work’ category in recognition of the company’s dedication to providing an excellent employee experience, alongside being highly commended in the ‘Most Effective Business Transformation Programme in Customer Service’ category.  The Emovis UK team was recognized in company with some of the most accredited global brands across Europe; including Microsoft, Vodafone, John Lewis, Barclays Bank and many others.

Now in their 19th year, the prestigious ECCCS Awards attract thousands of entries across Europe and are the longest running awards in the customer contact industry. The awards recognize organizations that value their people, continually innovate to improve the customer experience and operate efficiently and effectively.

Neil Conway, Chief Executive Officer of Emovis in the UK, said: “The UK team manages accounts and payments for millions of vehicles, with real-time transactions being made every minute of the day. I am delighted for everyone who works for us that we have won silver in the ‘great place to work’ category and been highly commended for our dedication to improving customer service, because it recognizes the achievements of the team. Benchmarking ourselves against other organisations in the industry is important to us – as well as providing insight into how we perform against our peers, it tells us where we can improve. This feeds the continuous improvement ethos of our organisation and its fantastic to see that our dedication to continued improvement is recognised by such a prestigious award ceremony”.