Ecolab Selects Ford Pro to Accelerate North American EV Fleet With Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, Set to Reach 100% EV in California by 2025 - Seite 2

Sustainability is at the heart of both Ford’s and Ecolab’s operations and their shared commitment to carbon neutrality no later than 2050.

Leveraging water conservation practice and technology—and with support from collaborators like Ecolab—Ford has reduced water usage in its manufacturing, supporting freshwater availability in local communities. Ford has saved more than 186 billion gallons of water since 2000 toward its aspiration to only use fresh water for human consumption.

Major Business and Environmental Benefits

In going electric, Ecolab estimates that it can lower overall costs, with internal financial models forecasting a lower total cost of ownership over the life of the vehicles compared to ICE vehicles. Ecolab can potentially save roughly 50% in annual fuel costs per 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro truck, a savings of approximately $1,400 in fuel per vehicle each year.¹ Once vehicles are deployed, Ecolab plans to use Ford Pro productivity software and service solutions to manage and maintain 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.² In the same survey, Sonoma County Winegrowers estimated they could reduce their service downtime by about 20% using Mobile Service.³

Ford is a leading global commercial vehicle brand and has been America’s best-selling line of commercial vehicles for 38 consecutive years.⁴ Ford Pro drives productivity solutions for business through a comprehensive solution of vehicles, charging, software, financing and service.

¹Based on standard fuel price and vehicle usage assumptions. Estimated savings of $1,404 based on 15,000 miles per year, EPA-est. rating of 19.3 mpg combined average for new gas-powered trucks, Q1 2023 average gasoline cost $3.383/gallon, residential electricity cost of $0.1574/kWh (https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5 ...), an F-150 Lightning Platinum truck with an EPA-estimated electricity consumption rate of 51.87 kWh/100 miles (weighted 43% city/57% highway) and all charging carried out at home. Actual savings will vary with conditions such as external elements, vehicle maintenance, fuel price fluctuations, charging habits and lithium-ion battery age and state of health.