Allstar pays work-related home charging costs for Openreach's EV drivers
Openreach, which runs more than 7,000 EVs in a UK fleet of over 22,000 vehicles, is using Allstar Homecharge to pay drivers' work-related home charging directly to their energy suppliers, so they do not need to pay upfront or claim expenses. Allstar says around a third of the engineers cannot have a charger installed at home, and its Co-Pilot tool helps them find approved public chargers.
Fleet charging costs: depot, home or public
Allstar, the fleet card business that is part of Corpay, is working with Openreach on home, public and depot charging for its electric fleet, according to an Allstar release carried by Charged EVs. Openreach operates more than 7,000 EVs in a UK fleet of over 22,000 vehicles.
At home, Allstar Homecharge pays work-related charging costs directly to drivers' energy suppliers, so Openreach employees do not need to pay upfront or claim expenses.
Away from home, Allstar Co-Pilot helps drivers find approved public charging locations. Allstar says Openreach's engineers use their electric vans every day, often carrying heavy tools and equipment, and that around a third of them cannot have an EV charger installed at home.
Allstar also says the companies aim to give drivers access to charging better suited to commercial vehicles through partners including First Charge and Voltempo. This would mean sites with larger bays, high-speed charging and bookable shared depot charging, paid for with existing EV charge cards including Allstar Chargepass.
Tom Rowlands, managing director of global EV solutions at Corpay, said: "Drivers need charging that works around their jobs and for a nationwide engineering workforce there can’t be an assumption that everyone can simply plug in at home."
Judy O'Keefe, director of fleet at Openreach, said the company has "invested in a flexible mix of home, public and depot charging, working with different partners to give our engineers the options they need". She added: "Allstar is helping us simplify how we manage and pay for it all."
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