Voltempo and Corpay have partnered to introduce a new model for commercial vehicle charging designed to help operators manage the cost of running fleets and give them greater energy security.
Under the new partnership, Corpay’s global fleet payment platform will connect a selection of qualifying operators directly to the Voltempo commercial vehicle charging network, enabling fleets to locate, book and pay for charging at participating depots using their existing EV charge cards, including Allstar Chargepass, all within a single, streamlined billing relationship.
Voltempo, which leads the UK Government-backed eFREIGHT 2030 consortium, is developing a nationwide network of high-power charging hubs located at logistics depots.
Bringing together their respective expertise and buying strength, Corpay and Voltempo will procure electricity on behalf of customers from a third party, using a bunkering-style approach to energy procurement that supports greater cost certainty, enhanced energy resilience and driving down total cost of ownership.
Combined with Voltempo’s D-CaaS infrastructure model, which removes the need for fleets to invest upfront in charging hardware and ongoing non-commodity charges, the system offers operators a more predictable and scalable route to electrifying heavy-duty vehicle fleets.
Depots equipped with Voltempo charging infrastructure will also be able to make spare charging capacity available to other fleets within the network, creating new revenue opportunities by maximising utilisation of existing depot assets while expanding access to charging for operators.
Simon Smith, CEO of Voltempo, said: “By bringing together charging infrastructure, energy procurement and fleet payments into a single commercial model, we’re removing some of the biggest barriers operators face.”
