Paua goes live with EV payment reimbursement tool after Royal Mail trials

Paua has launched a charging reimbursement tool for EV drivers, developed with the help of Royal Mail.

Dubbed Paua Reimburse, it’s designed to bridge the compensation gap for EV drivers, ensuring that they are fairly reimbursed for their charging efforts on business trips everywhere they charge.

It’s offered in collaboration with Paua’s EV charge card solution, which provides access to 44,000 connectors, including 70% of all rapid chargers nationwide, said to mark the UK’s largest roaming network. Drivers access the Paua mobile app to manage all of their reimbursements.

The launch follows an 18-month collaboration with Royal Mail to design and pilot a digital solution for fair compensation of electric vehicle drivers, tackling a key issue for today’s fleets.

Core benefits include accurate and auditable mileage capture confirmed by HMRC to be compliant with its processes to existing clients. It offers full cost reimbursement and streamlined sign-off flows, built into a single mobile app.

It can be used by all drivers, regardless of the vehicle they drive, the tariff they select or the charger they use. Home charging benefits include payments direct to drivers or placed in the energy bill where businesses require this.

Niall Riddell, CEO and co-founder of Paua, said: “Designed with leading businesses for leading businesses, Paua Reimburse represents a significant step towards ensuring fair compensation and fostering the transition to EVs.”

Riddell continued: “We have spent hundreds of hours with fleets and know that they benefit from the widest network possible. To allow maximum utility, Paua Reimburse includes a number of innovative features; upload of external receipts to ensure 100% coverage of public EV chargers, algorithms that work with all home chargers including three-pin plugs, and automated calculations that account for commuting mileage to avoid overcompensating business miles.”

Ensuring fair compensation of business drivers for their business miles is proving problematic for many employers across the industry and the new service is seen as a significant milestone in facilitating the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

Riddell stated: “Paua Reimburse is set to redefine the landscape of EV driver compensation, strengthening Paua’s position as an industry pioneer.”