Electriphi raises $3.5 million to simplify electric vehicle transition for fleets

Electriphi’s flexibility has led customers across a variety of industry segments, including transit, municipal and school buses, and private fleet vehicles to sign on. Ghadiali explained that the startup has also demonstrated the scalability of its platform across different vehicle classes, applications and charging infrastructure. 

One of the notable success stories of Electriphi’s deployment is with the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California, which is the first school district in the U.S. to deploy zero-emission electric school buses. The district, which runs the largest fleet of electric school buses in North America, partnered with Electriphi to enable state-of-the-art charging management and simplify the process of data collection and reporting. 

“Our customers have been clear – the transition to clean transportation is inevitable and they need fleet and energy management solutions to keep their vehicles charged and ready, while keeping operational costs in check,” said Ghadiali. “Our open architecture and standards-based approach has demonstrated scalability by signing customers across various industry segments, and deploying across a variety of charging infrastructure and vehicle original equipment manufacturers.” 

Initially, while designing its platform, Electriphi geared it towards managing large-scale fleets with a high amount of sophistication. However, the startup realized over time that its customers were battling with more immediate concerns – primarily around managing high energy costs and tracking fleet readiness. Electriphi quickly fine-tuned its offering to manage charging and fleet operations, which led to the creation of a free electrification planning tool. 

With the newly raised funding, Ghadiali mentioned that the company would focus on scaling its customer base across more industry segments, while working towards a selective geographic expansion. “We are also building new platform capabilities and features based on customer feedback and also guided by our outlook on industry trends as this segment further evolves,” he said.