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Where can your business charge its electric vehicles?

By
Niall Riddell
28 Mar
2024
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TL;DR

Discover Paua's Fleet Manager Guide with 13 insider tips for transitioning to electric vehicles, covering charging options and performance optimization.


  • Paua prepared a full fleet managers guide including "13 insider tips". These blogs break down insights from the experience of the Paua Rangers team over hundreds of hours of engagement with businesses switching to electric vehicles
  • Paua tip - a requirement that every business adopting electric vehicles needs to consider

The EV refuelling station now exists in three locations; in public, at home and in the workplace

There are now three clear locations for EV charging – in public, at home and at the workplace. Public charging is possible at dedicated rapid chargers, with brands such as Osprey and Ionity, or overnight in public car parks or on street, with brands such as Source London and Char.gy. Home charging overnight offers all the daily driving range required by the average driver at the cheapest rate, while charging at work provides employees with the most convenient and safest? way to charge electric vehicles at their workplace or vehicle depot.

Paua Tip: Real time data means idle time, asset health, energy optimisation, fraud management and cost projections are now possible to enhance fleet performance and support your transition.

Public Charging

Public charging means charging your car when you are not at home. This includes places like petrol stations, car parks and service stations. In Paua’s experience this is the area where the most concern exists and why Paua supports businesses with this service. Paua describes three steps; find, charge & pay.

Home Charging

Home charging is a dream solution. You plug in at night. You sleep. You wake in the morning and your vehicle is full. This option is most suited to people with a driveway however, companies like Ubitricity, Char.gy, Believe and Sure Charge have installed chargers in some lamppost and bollards across the UK. Over tens of thousands of charging points have been installed in London alone making home charging (or very close to home charging) a real option.

Workplace Charging

Another option is charging your vehicles using private chargers at your workplace. If your business operates on a ‘return to workplace model’ then a workplace overnight charging solution makes sense.

For a full breakdown of the key areas to consider when assessing each of the core charging location, you can request our free and helpful Fleet Manager Guide with ‘13 Insider Tips To Help You Transition To EVs’ HERE.

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