The AA is reporting significant operational savings after automating home-charging reimbursement for its electric vehicle (EV) drivers — with efficiencies worth up to £1,000 per driver each year.
Delivered with EV payment specialist Rightcharge, the system removes manual mileage and charging admin. Drivers link their home charger, tariff and vehicle, and the platform automatically calculates the exact cost of each home charge. Payments are credited directly to the driver’s energy account, while fleet teams receive one consolidated monthly bill.
Duncan Webb, fleet director at the AA, said the technology “streamline[s] our fleet management and will be crucial for reducing operational costs as we expand our EV fleet”.
The cost impact is clear. Before implementation, public charging was averaging 74.1p/kWh. Home charging sits at 22.6p/kWh, and with automation in place 82% of all charging now happens at home, saving around £12.90 per full charge.
Rightcharge CEO Charlie Cook said the AA had “turned a complex admin problem into a simple savings engine” — a model many fleets will be keen to replicate.
Check out Rightcharge's services here.
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