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. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. "Simplifying the fleet EV charging process, UK's Paua establishes 10,000+ charge point network". Tech.eu. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  3. ""cinchCharge electric car charging"". cinch. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. "Paua | Making EV charging easier". 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  5. Middleton, Natalie (2023-06-21). ""Paua adds Gridserve to EV charge card network"". Fleet World. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ""Paua partners Osprey EV charging network."". Osprey EV Charging. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  7. Grundy, Alice (2021-09-09). "Paua adds Fastned to its electric fuel card solution". Current news. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  8. Middleton, Natalie (2024-02-14). ""Applegreen Electric joins Paua EV charge card network"". Fleet World. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. Peachey, Alec (2023-09-08). ""InstaVolt and Paua join forces to expand rapid charging solutions"" . Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  10. ""ChargePlace Scotland joins Paua EV charge card 30/06/2022"". ChargePlace Scotland. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. ""Osprey Charging secures quadruple at EVIEs 2023"". Current News. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  12. "TEAM PAUA | EV Rally 2024". ev-rally.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  13. "Paua | Making EV charging easier for business". www.paua.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  14. Roberts, Gareth. "DfT-funded project to make EV infrastructure sharing a reality for fleets". www.fleetnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-28.