SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE FLEET
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1. A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles, the system comprising:
- a receiving module configured to receive data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration;
a request module configured to receive a travel request from a traveler other than the owner;
a classification module configured to assign each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, vehicle efficiency, and emissions profile, particularly carbon and NOx emissions;
a storage device for storing and indexing the emission classification associated with the at least one personally owned vehicle, andan assignment module configured to assign the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request, wherein the assignment is further based on at least the emission classification of the personally owned vehicle to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet.
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Abstract
A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles is provided. The system includes means for receiving data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration, means for receiving a travel request from a traveler other than the owner, and means for assigning the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request.
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1. A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles, the system comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration; a request module configured to receive a travel request from a traveler other than the owner; a classification module configured to assign each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, vehicle efficiency, and emissions profile, particularly carbon and NOx emissions; a storage device for storing and indexing the emission classification associated with the at least one personally owned vehicle, and an assignment module configured to assign the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request, wherein the assignment is further based on at least the emission classification of the personally owned vehicle to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing a vehicle fleet, the method comprising:
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receiving a deposit from an owner of at least one personally owned vehicle for use in the vehicle fleet, the deposit being of a predetermined duration; assigning each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, vehicle efficiency, and emissions profile, particularly carbon and NOx emissions; storing and indexing the emission classification associated with the at least one personally owned vehicle; receiving a travel request from a traveler other than the owner; and assigning the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during at least a portion of the predetermined duration based on the travel request and the emission classification so as to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet. - View Dependent Claims (7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising instructions stored on computer readable medium which when implemented by a processor provide a computer system for managing a vehicle fleet, the computer system comprising:
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a deposit module for storing a record of a deposit from an owner of at least one personally owned vehicle for use in the vehicle fleet, the deposit being of a predetermined duration; a classification module configured to assign each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, efficiency, and exhaust emission level, particularly CO2 and NOx emissions, and to store and index the assigned classification; a request module configured to receive and process a travel request from a traveler other than the owner; and a determination module configured to determine and assign a personally owned vehicle from the vehicle fleet for use by the traveler during at least a portion of the predetermined duration based on the travel request and the emissions classification so as to mitigate an emissions foot print of the fleet. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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