Shared charging offers fleets a flexible solution to charging availability

As fleets continue to grapple with limited charging availability, a growing shared charging network is demonstrating that one answer may already exist in infrastructure that's sitting unused.

The Association of Fleet Professionals' (AFP) shared charging initiative has now expanded to cover 15 London boroughs, giving fleets access to privately owned ultra-rapid chargers through a single app and management portal.

Rather than investing in new infrastructure, the scheme allows organisations with spare charging capacity to make it available to other fleets. Charger owners benefit from greater utilisation and additional revenue, while users gain access to lower-cost charging in locations that may be more convenient than the public network.

The model is operated by Evata, which uses telematics and operational data to match fleets with suitable charging sites based on where their vehicles actually operate.

With charging infrastructure continuing to be one of the biggest barriers to fleet electrification, shared charging represents an increasingly practical third option alongside home and public charging. By making better use of existing assets, it offers a faster and potentially more cost-effective way of expanding charging capacity without waiting for new infrastructure to be built.

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