Now you can earn more revenue from your depot EV chargers as Paua enables you to share your depot with other businesses thanks to an innovative shared depot project funded by Department for Transport

Paua is collaborating with partners to enable the sharing of private depot charge points with commercial vehicle operators in a major step forward in fleet charging solutions; Paua PINS (Private Infrastructure Network Solution). This project is part of the Transport Decarbonisation Demonstrators programme, funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and delivered by Innovate UK’

Paua, Cenex, Oxfordshire County Council and Suffolk County Council and a host of leading fleets, industry bodies and software providers are collaborating to make depot sharing a reality on a commercial scale for business fleets.

The Association of Fleet Professionals has called for sharing of electric vehicle charging infrastructure with other organisations.

• 62% of fleets would consider these co-operative agreements.

To enable this sharing a lightweight payment’s ecosystem is required.

Cenex, Oxfordshire County Council, Suffolk County Council and Paua are collaborating to make this a reality. The four parties have agreed to demonstrate this solution to decarbonising business vehicles.

The project seeks to demonstrate the sharing of depots with other fleets. The two County Councils will provide depot locations to share with others and/or, vehicles to charge at shared sites.

Cenex will engage with fleets and other stakeholders to explore the barriers to, and opportunities presented by, this approach.

Mike Biddle, Executive Director Net Zero at Innovate UK said:

“By looking at decarbonisation through a place-based lens it is hoped that these projects will bring wider benefits above and beyond transport decarbonisation such as the improved health of residents through better access to active travel modes, a greater sense of community created by schemes or a decrease in congestion levels due to fewer private vehicles on the road.  We’re looking forward to the project completion next year and seeing the impact.”

A key outcome being targeted is the ability to generate increased revenue from the chargers that businesses have already installed.

Paua will enable drivers to find, charge, and pay at the shared depot locations. Together with the existing aggregated Paua public network this solution will give businesses more charging options than anything else on the market today.

Niall Riddell, CEO and co-founder of Paua stated “Paua seeks to innovate to enable businesses to simplify their transition to electric. Having led the aggregation of UK public charging, developed technology to reimburse home charging, we now see this sharing of depots as the next natural step to meeting the needs of fleet professionals”.

The project originates from experiences on the Greenfleet Rally 2023 where Paua and Cenex first experienced depot sharing with multiple vehicles and locations. First Bus Glasgow was one of the sites utilised and First Bus are one of the advisory panel with the first charging session having taken place at their sites already.

Paua is asking businesses with an interest in this solution to contact them either to share and monetise their own infrastructure or to access the infrastructure of others involved in the project. Be the first to use this solution to see how it can support your transition to electric. Hello@pauatech.com

A single aggregated way to access chargers and centralise the payments reduces the effort of fleets making the transition to electric. It provides a valuable alternative option to fleets including Blue Lights, larger commercial vehicles, electric trucks, and those without depot arrangements.

Take this scenario; a fleet manager is considering the transition to electric for their long wheel base vans. Knowing that they conduct longer journeys but struggle to fit into public charging bays they have natural concerns. With the addition of shared depot locations, the fleet manager can gain confidence that their drivers can get a reliable and cost effective charge enabling them to confidently switch to electric vans.

A series of public webinars will discuss the project over the next 8 months and share early findings from the project. Visit Paua.com to learn more.

The project has recruited a powerful group of advisors to support with both depot access and fleet requirements. This includes the Association of Fleet Professionals, the Police 7F Commercial Services Programme, East Lothian Council, Nottingham City Council, First Bus, DAF Trucks, SSE Networks, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA), National Grid, DPD, Royal Mail and depot software specialists EO Charging, Spirii, Hangar 19 and Fuuse.

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