Fleet management system

A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of vehicles of a plurality of vehicle types in a cloud-based environment including a plurality of filling stations, each of the plurality of vehicles including one or more of a computing device, a global positioning system, and a fuel gauge, the plurality of vehicle types including at least a first vehicle type that includes a first vehicle using a first fuel type and a second vehicle type that includes a second vehicle using a second fuel type different from the first fuel type, wherein the plurality of filling stations includes a first filling station associated with the first fuel type and a second filling station associated with the second fuel type, the method comprising:

• communicating with a remote device over a communication network to receive a service request;
• analyzing the service request to identify a plurality of request parameters associated with the service request, the plurality of request parameters including one or more of a fueling time and a service territory;
• identifying one or more fuel parameters associated with a plurality of fuel types and a plurality of service parameters, the one or more fuel parameters including the first fuel type and the second fuel type, the plurality of service parameters including a vehicle location and a fuel level;
• determining a plurality of operating costs for managing the service request using the plurality of vehicles and the plurality of filling stations based on the plurality of request parameters, the plurality of service parameters, and the one or more fuel parameters associated with the plurality of fuel types, wherein the plurality of operating costs are associated with the plurality of fuel types, the vehicle location is identified using the global positioning system, and the fuel level is identified using the fuel gauge;
• analyzing the plurality of operating costs to select, from the plurality of operating costs, a first operating cost associated with the first fuel type of the plurality of fuel types;
• selecting, from the plurality of vehicle types, the first vehicle type associated with the first fuel type of the plurality of fuel types;
• identifying, from the plurality of vehicles, the first vehicle for managing the service request in the service territory at the fueling time, the first vehicle associated with the first vehicle type of the plurality of vehicle types;
• and
• communicating with the first vehicle over the communication network to selectively direct the first vehicle using the global positioning system to charge one or more batteries at the first filling station in the service territory at the fueling time.

A computing system for use in managing a plurality of vehicles of a plurality of vehicle types in a cloud-based environment including a plurality of filling stations, each of the plurality of vehicles including one or more of a computing device, a global positioning system, and a fuel gauge, the plurality of vehicle types including at least a first vehicle type that includes a first vehicle using a first fuel type and a second vehicle type that includes a second vehicle using a second fuel type different from the first fuel type, wherein the plurality of filling stations includes a first filling station associated with the first fuel type and a second filling station is associated with the second fuel type, the computing system comprising:

• one or more computer storage media including data associated with the plurality of vehicles and the plurality of filling stations, and computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive a service request;
• analyze the service request to identify a plurality of request parameters associated with the service request, the plurality of request parameters including one or more of a fueling time and a service territory;
• identify one or more fuel parameters associated with a plurality of fuel types and a plurality of service parameters, the plurality of fuel types including the first fuel type and the second fuel type, the plurality of fuel types including a vehicle location and a fuel level;
• determine a plurality of operating costs for managing the service request using the plurality of vehicles and the plurality of filling stations based on the plurality of request parameters, the plurality of service parameters, and the one or more fuel parameters, wherein the plurality of operating costs are associated with the plurality of fuel types, the vehicle location is identified using the global positioning system, and the fuel level is identified using the fuel gauge;
• analyze the plurality of operating costs to select, from the plurality of operating costs, a first operating cost associated with the first fuel type of the plurality of fuel types;
• select, from the plurality of vehicle types, the first vehicle type associated with the first fuel type of the plurality of fuel types;
• identify, from the plurality of vehicles, the first vehicle for managing the service request in the service territory at the fueling time, the first vehicle associated with the first vehicle type of the plurality of vehicle types;
• and
• selectively operate the first vehicle to charge one or more batteries at the first filling station of the plurality of filling stations in the service territory at the fueling time.