Charging company Source has agreed a deal with electric vehicle business charge card operator Paua, to enable customers to use Source’s charging hubs at a discount.
Paua drivers will be able to charge at Source’s ultra-rapid hubs by tapping their Paua card, and receive increasing discounts for their usage.
Fleet drivers can now unlock savings — worth over £500 per vehicle annually — through the new partnership.
Source said it plans to open 300 ultra-rapid charging hubs across the UK and Ireland over the next five years.
All Source’s hubs will feature a number of 150KW chargers, which, based on industry accepted charging session data, would allow users to ‘charge and go’ in around 15 minutes.
Fleet customers provide permission to share usage data, and Paua will analyse this to provide insights to Source, which Source can then use to offer discounts that suit that customer’s charging behaviour.
Source plans to use this to improve services to business customers and enhance the roll out of charging hubs.
Paua users already have access to more than 45 charging providers, including 80% of all rapid chargers in the country.
Alice Aprile-Smith, head of partnerships and business development at Source, said: “Source partnering with Paua is enabling Source to offer preferred discounts to fleet customers for charging regularly at our ultra-rapid hubs.
“By utilising Paua’s one-bill approach, fleets can charge throughout the month and access bigger discounts by charging more frequently with Source.
“We are working with existing Paua customers and use their charging insights to offer a more bespoke approach, as well as offering discounts to new Paua x Source customers who want to access the best pricing.”
Niall Riddell, co-founder and CEO of Paua Tech, said: “To rapidly move businesses into electric vehicles we need a range of services and solutions to support this transition.
“Partnering with Source does two critical things; ensures that businesses have the best possible charging locations through sharing insights and drives down costs for business drivers.
“We are excited to see what we can do for these drivers and businesses to reduce climate impacts and improve local air quality.“
