Engineering:Paua Tech Limited
Paua Tech Limited, "Paua", is an electric vehicle charging network aggregator based in the UK.
Paua started in April 2022 with a network of 10,000 aggregated EV chargepoints[1] [2] and all electricity provided to customers is renewable energy.
Activities
The aggregation of charge point networks into a single mobile application and EV Charge card is an electric vehicle solution similar to traditional fuel cards. The company services business customers and provides a white label solution for customers such as cinch, part of the Constellation Automotive Group, in the form of cinchCharge.[3]
Paua is the largest roaming network in the UK claiming 43,000 connectors[4] at February 2024. Charging network partners include IONITY, GRIDSERVE,[5] Osprey,[6] Fastned,[7] Applegreen electric,[8] Instavolt[9] and others. Paua is the first and only company to have integrated the Scottish network, ChargePlace Scotland.[10]
Paua won Start-up of the Year at the Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence awards (EVIES) 2023.[11]
The Electric Vehicle Rally run by Greenfleet used the Paua EV charge card in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to support drivers travelling the length of Great Britain.[12] [13]
Paua has worked on a number of UK Government funded initiatives including a solution to share private electric vehicle charging depots with other drivers.[14]
References
- ↑ de Prez, Matt (2022-04-26). ""Paua creates EV charging business network"". Fleet News. https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2022/04/26/paua-creates-ev-charging-business-network.
- ↑ "Simplifying the fleet EV charging process, UK’s Paua establishes 10,000+ charge point network" (in en-GB). 2022-04-26. https://tech.eu/2022/04/26/simplifying-the-fleet-ev-charging-process-uks-paua-establishes-10000-charge-point-network/.
- ↑ ""cinchCharge electric car charging"". 2024-02-15. https://www.cinch.co.uk/car-care/charging-electric-cars.
- ↑ "Paua | Making EV charging easier". 2024-02-15. https://www.pauatech.com/.
- ↑ Middleton, Natalie (2023-06-21). ""Paua adds Gridserve to EV charge card network"". Fleet World. https://fleetworld.co.uk/paua-adds-gridserve-to-ev-charge-card-network/.
- ↑ ""Paua partners Osprey EV charging network."". 2021-08-21. https://www.ospreycharging.co.uk/post/paua-partners-osprey-charging-network.
- ↑ Grundy, Alice (2021-09-09). "Paua adds Fastned to its electric fuel card solution". Current news. https://www.current-news.co.uk/paua-adds-fastned-to-its-electric-fuel-card-solution/.
- ↑ Middleton, Natalie (2024-02-14). ""Applegreen Electric joins Paua EV charge card network"". Fleet World. https://fleetworld.co.uk/applegreen-electric-joins-paua-ev-charge-card-network/.
- ↑ Peachey, Alec (2023-09-08). ""InstaVolt and Paua join forces to expand rapid charging solutions"". https://transportandenergy.com/2023/09/08/instavolt-and-paua-join-forces-to-expand-rapid-charging-solutions/.
- ↑ ""ChargePlace Scotland joins Paua EV charge card 30/06/2022"". 2022-06-29. https://chargeplacescotland.org/network-news/chargeplace-scotland-joins-paua-ev-charge-card/.
- ↑ ""Osprey Charging secures quadruple at EVIEs 2023"". 2023-11-22. https://www.current-news.co.uk/osprey-charging-secures-quadruple-at-evies-2023/#:~:text=Octopus%20Electric%20Vehicles%20scooped%20up,with%20the%20Special%20Recognition%20Award..
- ↑ "TEAM PAUA | EV Rally 2024". https://ev-rally.co.uk/sponsors/paua.
- ↑ "Paua | Making EV charging easier for business" (in en). https://www.paua.com/article/paua-official-ev-charge-card-for-the-ev-rally-2024.
- ↑ Roberts, Gareth. "DfT-funded project to make EV infrastructure sharing a reality for fleets" (in en). https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/dft-funded-project-to-make-ev-infrastructure-sharing-a-reality-for-fleets.
