Ford Pro Helps Automaker, Ecolab Move Into The Future

Ecolab—a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions—selected Ford Pro, Ford’s commercial division, to accelerate the electrification of its sales and service fleet, targeting complete North American fleet electrification by 2030.

Long-Time Business Relationship

Ecolab and Ford’s business relationship, forged nearly 100 years ago, is expanding on the heels of a new commitment to create positive impacts, progress toward carbon neutrality, and advance sustainable growth.

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Electrification of Ecolab’s North American fleet begins in California with the conversion of its sales and service vehicles to EVs by 2025. Ecolab will purchase and deploy more than 1,000 Ford F-150® Lightning Pro trucks and Mustang Mach-E SUVs, creating what is anticipated to be the largest all-electric sales and service fleet in California.

Ford Pro offers a full suite of charging and telematics software that Ecolab will use to help the business maximize vehicle performance and fleet productivity.

The move to EVs is crucial in Ecolab’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions globally by 2050. 

Historic Combination

As noted, this has been a longtime collaboration aimed at reducing and reusing water in Ford manufacturing plants.

Today, Ecolab operates over 10,000 light-duty vehicles in its North American fleet, 95 percent of which are Ford vehicles. During the past decade, Ecolab has purchased more than 31,000 Ford vehicles. 

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

Ecolab—a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions—selected Ford Pro Ford’s commercial division to accelerate the electrification of its sales and service fleet, targeting complete North American fleet electrification by 2030.

Nearly A Century of Collaboration

Ecolab and Ford’s business relationship, forged nearly 100 years ago, is expanding on the heels of a new commitment to create positive impacts, progress toward carbon neutrality, and advance sustainable growth.

Electrification of Ecolab’s North American fleet begins in California with the conversion of its sales and service vehicles to EVs by 2025. Ecolab will purchase and deploy more than 1,000 Ford F-150® Lightning® Pro trucks and Mustang Mach-E SUVs, creating what is anticipated to be the largest all-electric sales and service fleet in California.

Ford Pro offers a full suite of charging and telematics software that Ecolab will use to help the business maximize vehicle performance and fleet productivity.

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The move to EVs is crucial in Ecolab’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions globally by 2050.  electrification at Ecolab.

Ford and Ecolab have a business relationship dating back to 1925, including collaboration on reducing and reusing water in Ford manufacturing plants.

Ecolab Uses Huge Ford Fleet

Today, Ecolab operates more than 10,000 light-duty vehicles in its North American fleet, 95% of which are Ford vehicles. During the past decade, Ecolab has purchased more than 31,000 Ford vehicles. Sustainability is at the heart of both Ford’s and Ecolab’s operations, and 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 only to use fresh water for human consumption.

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Marc Stern has been an automotive writer since 1971. His automotive articles have appeared in venues including Popular Mechanics, Mechanix Illustrated, AutoWeek, SuperStock, Trailer Life, Old Cars Weekly, Special Interest Autos, and others. You can follow Marc on Twitter or Facebook.