Engineering:Paua Tech Limited

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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

  1. 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. 
  2. "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/. 
  3. ""cinchCharge electric car charging"". 2024-02-15. https://www.cinch.co.uk/car-care/charging-electric-cars. 
  4. "Paua | Making EV charging easier". 2024-02-15. https://www.pauatech.com/. 
  5. 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/. 
  6. ""Paua partners Osprey EV charging network."". 2021-08-21. https://www.ospreycharging.co.uk/post/paua-partners-osprey-charging-network. 
  7. 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/. 
  8. 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/. 
  9. 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/. 
  10. ""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/. 
  11. ""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.. 
  12. "TEAM PAUA | EV Rally 2024". https://ev-rally.co.uk/sponsors/paua. 
  13. "Paua | Making EV charging easier for business" (in en). https://www.paua.com/article/paua-official-ev-charge-card-for-the-ev-rally-2024. 
  14. 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.