In this Article:
- Smoke damage costs rental fleets time and revenue by increasing vehicle downtime, cleaning expenses, and customer complaints.
- Zubie Smoke Detection identifies smoking events in real time, alerting operators to when and where the incident occurred for faster response and cost recovery.
- NuVinAir ReStore eliminates smoke odor quickly with a 15-minute, hands-free cleaning process that restores vehicles to a like-new condition without manual labor.
- Together, Zubie and NuVinAir create a complete solution that detects, documents, and resolves smoke events efficiently, reducing downtime and improving fleet quality.
- Rental operators using both systems can protect vehicle value, improve customer satisfaction, and maintain consistent, smoke-free fleets at scale.
In the car rental world, few issues are more persistent and more costly than smoke damage. It leads to vehicle downtime, frustrated customers, and time consuming clean-up processes. While it’s a common problem, most rental operators still lack a streamlined, effective way to detect and manage smoke events quickly and efficiently.
Enter Zubie Smoke Detection and NuVinAir’s ReStore — two independent solutions that, when used together, create a seamless approach to identifying and addressing smoke-related incidents in rental fleets.
Zubie Smoke Detection: Know Exactly When and Where Smoking Happens
Zubie Smoke Detection uses intelligent, real-time sensing technology powered by Bosch to identify smoking events inside rental vehicles. The sensor monitors environmental factors like smoke intensity, duration, air quality, and background air quality, and sends real-time smoking event alerts to rental operators in the Zubie platform. Operators can also utilize the Zubie Rental Agent browser extension to keep counter agents informed.
This visibility allows operators to:
- Enforce smoking policies with clear documentation
- Pinpoint exactly when the smoking occurred
- Respond quickly before vehicles are re-rented in poor condition
Rather than relying on manual inspections or customer complaints, Zubie gives fleet managers a reliable, automated way to detect smoking and recoup associated costs.
NuVinAir ReStore: Eliminate Smoke Odor Fast — No Scrubbing Required
While Zubie detects and notifies rental operators of smoking in vehicles, NuVinAir’s ReStore product enables operators to get their vehicles cleaned and back on the road quickly. Delivered through the NuVinAir Cyclone system, ReStore neutralizes smoke and odor molecules in just 15 minutes, with no wiping, scrubbing, or labor-intensive cleaning.
It’s a completely hands-free process that restores vehicles to a like-new state and gets them ready for rent faster. For rental operators, this means:
- Minimal downtime for smoked-in vehicles
- Consistent, scalable odor treatment
- Improved customer experience and fewer complaints
Better Together: A Seamless Response to an Expensive Problem
Zubie and NuVinAir are separate products, but when used together, they create a highly effective and scalable workflow:
- Zubie detects a smoking event in real time
- The vehicle is flagged for cleaning before being re-rented
- The vehicle is treated using NuVinAir’s ReStore system
- The vehicle returns to the fleet quickly and in top condition
This combination gives operators a complete feedback loop: detect the event, enforce the policy, eliminate the odor, and minimize downtime — all with less manual oversight and greater confidence in vehicle quality.
Protect Fleet Value. Reduce Downtime. Recoup Cleaning Costs.
Smoke damage will always be a challenge for rental operators, but managing it doesn’t have to be. With Zubie Smoke Detection and NuVinAir ReStore, fleets gain a smarter, faster, and more predictable way to protect their assets, recoup costs, and keep vehicles on the road.