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While the move to electric gathers pace, for many years to come fleets are going to continue to manage petrol and diesel vehicles too. That means combining the buying of fuel on the forecourt with paying for electricity at home, work and in public.

Operating such a mixed fleet means different powertrains, payment types and wholelife costs. Fleet operators will have to analyse the costs of charging at home and/or on the road, along with the spend on petrol and diesel from other vehicles in the fleet to be able to fully optimise costs.

There’s also the need for fleets to bring suppliers on board, to enable charging on the road, at work and at home, for drivers to have a way of searching for charge points, planning routes and paying for charging on these new networks.  

Yet with volatile fuel prices it’s important to manage petrol and diesel costs for traditional vehicles, allowing drivers to buy fuel for current vehicles, but then seamlessly switch to paying for charging when they move into an EV.

This is where the Allstar One Electric card comes in: it offers the benefits of a traditional Allstar fuel card for petrol and diesel but also access to over 7,300 charge points to pay for electric charging when on the road. And we’re already seeing the benefit of this card in action, with over 20% of drivers using the Allstar One Electric card to pay for both fuel and charging.

To find out more about how Allstar’s EV Payment Solutions can help you manage the transition to an EV fleet visit our website here.