ECVS Services
Specification Study
A comprehensive time-and-motion study that delivers vehicle specification, infrastructure requirements, energy costs, and ROI. The business case, backed by data.
The Challenge
The questions that matter
Transitioning to electric commercial vehicles is a system-level decision that affects routes, scheduling, infrastructure, and energy costs. Getting it right means answering these questions before committing capital.
What EV truck specification do we need to do our routes?
Do we have enough power at the depot to charge it?
What if we added on-site battery storage and solar generation?
What is the ROI, and when do we break even?
Can we save even more by adjusting our scheduling?
Will there always be enough energy to keep the fleet running?
The Service
Use case simulation
The ECVS Specification Study combines Route Planner and CVMS into a single, structured engagement. We gather your operational data, build the models, run the simulations, and deliver clear recommendations. Vehicle specification, infrastructure requirements, energy cost projections, and return on investment: all in one package.
This is a rigorous time-and-motion study built on your actual routes, loads, schedules, and site conditions. It becomes the foundation for every deployment decision and the document your board needs to approve capital expenditure.
ECVS has delivered these studies for operators across freight, construction, and municipal sectors. Each one starts the same way: with the data that describes how your fleet actually operates.
The Process
How it works
Data gathering
We study your routes, loads, schedules, site layout, and existing grid connection to build an accurate picture of your operation.
Route simulation
The Route Planner models every trip to determine the right vehicle specification: battery size, driveline, and capability against your actual routes.
Site modelling
CVMS configures your depot with grid, solar, storage, and chargers to simulate energy flow, scheduling, and cost across every scenario.
Recommendation
Clear deliverables: vehicle specification, infrastructure requirements, energy cost projections, and ROI analysis. The business case, backed by data.
Why It Matters
The case for doing the work upfront
De-risk the investment
Heavy commercial EVs are a significant capital commitment. A specification study confirms the vehicle can do the job, the infrastructure can support it, and the economics work, before a purchase order is raised. Organisations that take this approach avoid stranded assets and achieve consistently better total cost of ownership outcomes.
Identify the right starting point
Analysis typically reveals that 20-40% of a fleet's vehicles are excellent electrification candidates today, with another 30-50% becoming viable within 3-5 years. The study identifies which vehicles to transition first, building operational confidence and reducing risk through a staged approach.
Align vehicle and infrastructure
Vehicle specification and charging infrastructure are interdependent. Specifying one without the other leads to either over-investment in infrastructure or vehicles that cannot be adequately charged. The study treats them as one system because they are one system.
Build the business case
A Specification Study delivers the data that boards and financial controllers need to approve capital expenditure. Total cost of ownership, return on investment, energy cost projections, and risk assessment, all grounded in your actual operations and presented in a format that supports funding decisions.
Plan for compliance
Emissions reporting requirements are tightening. A specification study establishes the baseline for your fleet's current emissions and models the reduction achievable through electrification. This gives you the data for compliance planning and sustainability reporting.
Avoid common mistakes
Deployment without proper analysis leads to vehicles that cannot complete routes, charging infrastructure that bottlenecks operations, and grid capacity issues that cause costly project delays. The cost of a specification study is a fraction of the cost of getting it wrong.
Deliverables
What you receive
- - Vehicle specification matched to your actual routes, loads, and operating conditions
- - Charging infrastructure requirements: charger types, quantities, and placement
- - Site energy model: grid connection, solar generation, battery storage, and load management
- - Energy cost projections including spot pricing, solar offset, and V2G revenue potential
- - Total cost of ownership analysis and return on investment timeline
- - Phased transition roadmap identifying which vehicles to electrify first
- - Emissions baseline and projected reduction for compliance reporting
Get the numbers before you commit the capital
Talk to us about running a Specification Study for your fleet. We model your routes, your site, and your energy, and deliver the data you need to make the decision with confidence.
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