How the commoditization of battery solutions is the key to electrification at a global scale, and how software-defined battery solutions can help lessen the impacts of supply chain fluctuations.

Software-defined battery systems will unlock the promises and potential of electrification. Here’s how they work to make electrification viable and profitable at a commercial scale.

The tipping point for electrification will come with a universal, modular, software-defined battery system. See how TBOS can enable electrification at an unprecedented scale.

See why predictive analytics is important for effective battery management and how it helps turn insights into action for various industries and use cases.

The pace of technological advancement means we must identify parallel scenarios and predict how market demand and technological capabilities converge to shape the next big thing. What does that mean for battery technology and electrification?

When compared with regular old dumb batteries, software-defined solutions are more expensive pound-for-pound. So what’s the business case for them? To answer that question, we must zoom out and consider not only the batteries. We must also consider the total cost of ownership and operational efficiency.

Why are software-defined batteries such a big deal? Here is a look at the evolution of software-defined technologies and how TBOS can help operators increase efficiency and profitability.

The COVID-19 pandemic shows how interdependent our economies are. No one region in the developed world can survive without goods from others, from toilet paper [roll-eye emoji] to PPE, and transportation is the essential activity that keeps the world spinning the way as we know it.

I live in New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

My apartment is located along the route to a local hospital. Every hour, sirens cut through the quietude. Ambulances are parked at empty street corners, ready for action. A grocery run that normally took 30 minutes is now a 90-minute endeavor, which involves queueing up in the wind and rain for half an hour.

The movement toward sustainable mobility is gaining momentum. Large fleet operators such as Deutsche Post, Amazon, UPS, and the world’s largest baking company, Bimbo are building EV fleets.

GM recently revealed its new Ultium batteries, designed to support the growth of its EV portfolio and a third-generation global EV platform.

As industry incumbents are adopting an approach that we have been pursuing since the founding of Tanktwo, it’s unequivocal validation that everyone is heading in the right direction.

In 2020, many corporations will be prioritizing sustainability thanks to increased awareness in the consumer market, developments in green tech, and pressure from government policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Uber, Airbnb, Zipcar, Citi Bikes, Lime, Didi Chuxing… the sharing economy has entered our everyday vocabulary and is only going to grow as consumers seek a more sustainable lifestyle and businesses are eager to optimize resource usage.

In the US, trucks contribute to 23% of all transport-related greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

Besides pressure from growing public awareness, the trucking industry is also facing increasingly stringent regulations. For example, the EPA is expected to release new truck emissions rule in 2020 and some European cities are banning diesel vehicles from entering city centers.

Electrification in transportation will have a profound impact on many sectors in the near future. Not only are governments tightening up regulations and corporations scrambling to find solutions that will allow them to meet new standards without retooling their infrastructure but the tide has also turned in the consumer market where the “green pressure” is on.

I’m in Vantaa right now, where a once-in-a-generation 82% solar eclipse took place just a couple of hours ago. The majestic display of nature’s awesomeness was unfortunately toned down by a foggy haze, so that we all were squinting at the surroundings trying to convince one another that “Yeah, I think it looks a little more gray than half an hour ago. Definitely! Right?”

There is no shortage of “time-proven methods” to start a new business: “build it and they will come”, “fake it until you make it”, “succeed or die trying”, to mention a few.

In reality, of course, things are a little more complicated. Unless you already have the network, skills and financial resources from a successful exit, kicking something new out of the ground is largely an iterative affair. After thinking, writing, pitching, and building stuff (usually a couple times), there comes a time for customer reality and upping the game. Time to shift gears!

Timing, as they say, is everything. Here is the story of why the Tanktwo patents were applied for when they did.