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A new service designed to ensure companies only pay for EV drivers' genuine business mileage has been launched by Mina and Lightfoot.
The companies say that, with strong demand for EVs, businesses are increasingly question what measures are in place to prevent drivers from passing on fraudulent claims when it comes to EV charging costs.
With growing numbers of households having more than one EV, businesses are said to be concerned that vehicles other than company ones could be charged, with costs passed on to employers.
Charging payment firm Mina already offers a service which accurately pays drivers' charging costs directly to their energy suppliers, but now, thanks to a partnership with telematics and driver coaching firm Lightfoot, it says business users can have absolute certainty that charging sessions for business vehicles are automatically validated, ensuring that only charging for business mileage is paid for.
Mina CEO and co-founder Ashley Tate said: "It's important to provide a solution that not only reassures businesses they're only paying for genuine business miles, but that protects the driver.
"Charging fleet vehicles at home is not only the most convenient method for drivers, it's also the most cost-effective form of charging for businesses at almost half the price of public charging points. But by doing so businesses are putting their drivers at risk of energy debt. Mina ensures that every kWh of charging is paid directly to the energy supplier, removing the cashflow burden from the driver.
"Our partnership with Lightfoot guarantees that businesses are accurately paying for business miles when drivers are charging at home or at public charging points. This completely eradicates any speculation around charging fraud."
Lightfoot managing director Paul Hollick said: "For most fleets charging infrastructure is a challenge. Home charging seems to be the most cost and time-efficient approach, but there are issues, particularly when it comes to reimbursement. How do you know which vehicle the energy went into? Was it the work vehicle, a personal vehicle, or even a friend's car?
"There's also another concern, where drivers reimbursed by their employers spend that money before paying their energy bills, leaving them with a huge financial headache."
"Through our joint solution with Mina, where energy suppliers are paid direct, these issues are avoided. Combining our in-cab device, fleet management solution, app, and charging data from Mina, the possibility of charge fraud for our clients is eliminated.
"This is made possible because our technology knows the precise charge state of the battery before and after charging, the time of charging and therefore the kWh rate, the exact amount of energy delivered and where that was delivered; be that at the employee's home, at work, or at a public charger. For fleets, and their drivers, it's a complete EV game changer."
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