Many fleets need to enable drivers to charge at locations other than company depots (home, public chargers, etc), and they need a unified tracking and payment solution. This is what Allstar, part of Corpay, the Corporate Payments Company, provides: business cards, fleet cards and AP automation solutions.

Now Allstar is working with Openreach, a UK business that operates more than 7,000 EVs in its fleet of over 22,000 vehicles. Openreach’s engineers rely on their electric vans every day, often carrying heavy tools and equipment, and around a third of these drivers are unable to have EV chargers installed at their homes.

Allstar provides cards, payment solutions and tools that enable EV drivers to take advantage of various charging options. Allstar Homecharge pays work-related home charging costs directly to drivers’ energy suppliers, so Openreach’s employees don’t need to pay upfront or claim expenses. Away from home, Allstar Co-Pilot helps them find approved public charging locations.

Through partners including First Charge and Voltempo, the companies aim to give EV drivers access to infrastructure better suited to commercial vehicles—charging sites that feature larger bays, high-speed charging and bookable shared depot charging that can be paid for using existing EV charge cards, including Allstar Chargepass.

“Electrifying a fleet of this scale isn’t simply about putting more electric vehicles on the road,” said Tom Rowlands, Managing Director, Global EV Solutions at Corpay. “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.

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