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{{Cite news |last=de Prez |first=Matt |date=2022-04-26 |title="Paua creates EV charging business network" |url=https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2022/04/26/paua-creates-ev-charging-business-network |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=Fleet News}} {{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=Simplifying the fleet EV charging process, UK’s Paua establishes 10,000+ charge point network |url=https://tech.eu/2022/04/26/simplifying-the-fleet-ev-charging-process-uks-paua-establishes-10000-charge-point-network/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Tech.eu |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title="cinchCharge electric car charging" |url=https://www.cinch.co.uk/car-care/charging-electric-cars |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=cinch}}
Paua is the largest roaming network in the UK claiming 43,000 connectors{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Paua {{!}} Making EV charging easier |url=https://www.pauatech.com/ |access-date=2024-02-15}} at February 2024. Charging network partners include IONITY, GRIDSERVE,{{Cite news |last=Middleton |first=Natalie |date=2023-06-21 |title="Paua adds Gridserve to EV charge card network" |url=https://fleetworld.co.uk/paua-adds-gridserve-to-ev-charge-card-network/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=Fleet World}} Osprey,{{Cite web |date=2021-08-21 |title="Paua partners Osprey EV charging network." |url=https://www.ospreycharging.co.uk/post/paua-partners-osprey-charging-network |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Osprey EV Charging}} Fastned,{{Cite news |last=Grundy |first=Alice |date=2021-09-09 |title=Paua adds Fastned to its electric fuel card solution |url=https://www.current-news.co.uk/paua-adds-fastned-to-its-electric-fuel-card-solution/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=Current news}} Applegreen electric,{{Cite news |last=Middleton |first=Natalie |date=2024-02-14 |title="Applegreen Electric joins Paua EV charge card network" |url=https://fleetworld.co.uk/applegreen-electric-joins-paua-ev-charge-card-network/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=Fleet World}} Instavolt{{Cite news |last=Peachey |first=Alec |date=2023-09-08 |title="InstaVolt and Paua join forces to expand rapid charging solutions" |url=https://transportandenergy.com/2023/09/08/instavolt-and-paua-join-forces-to-expand-rapid-charging-solutions/ |access-date=2024-02-15}} and others. Paua is the first and only company to have integrated the Scottish network, ChargePlace Scotland.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title="ChargePlace Scotland joins Paua EV charge card 30/06/2022" |url=https://chargeplacescotland.org/network-news/chargeplace-scotland-joins-paua-ev-charge-card/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=ChargePlace Scotland}}
Paua won Start-up of the Year at the Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence awards (EVIES) 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-22 |title="Osprey Charging secures quadruple at EVIEs 2023" |url=https://www.current-news.co.uk/osprey-charging-secures-quadruple-at-evies-2023/#:~:text=Octopus%20Electric%20Vehicles%20scooped%20up,with%20the%20Special%20Recognition%20Award. |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Current News}}
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.{{Cite web |title=TEAM PAUA {{!}} EV Rally 2024 |url=https://ev-rally.co.uk/sponsors/paua |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=ev-rally.co.uk}} {{Cite web |title=Paua {{!}} Making EV charging easier for business |url=https://www.paua.com/article/paua-official-ev-charge-card-for-the-ev-rally-2024 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.paua.com |language=en}}
Paua has worked on a number of UK Government funded initiatives including a solution to share private electric vehicle charging depots with other drivers.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Gareth |title=DfT-funded project to make EV infrastructure sharing a reality for fleets |url=https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/dft-funded-project-to-make-ev-infrastructure-sharing-a-reality-for-fleets |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.fleetnews.co.uk |language=en}}