Mina Launches Electric Vehicle Charge Point Subscription Service
Tuesday, 18. July 2023
Graham Hill Note: Whilst the following product is purely for the use of electric fleet operators there are many great features that would benefit consumers if a similar scheme was rolled out for general use. What do you think?
Mina has launched a new subscription service which combines the use of domestic charge points, home charging payments and access to a public charging network into a monthly fee for businesses with electric vehicle (EV) drivers.
Called Mina Onefleet, the all-in-one subscription package also allows businesses to spread EV infrastructure investment over time, rather than having to commit to a major initial capital outlay.
Onefleet, says Mina, aims to streamline the often-complex decision-making processes needed for EV roll-out thanks, in part, to a partnership with Plug Me In.
Andrew Stead, commercial director at Plug Me In, said: “We are confident that Onefleet will ease the transition to electric for businesses.”
Through Onefleet, Plug Me In will supply and install the Indra Smart Pro charger and will also provide servicing back-up throughout the life of the charger, including the in-service charging guarantee which gives free public charging up to 100 kWh if servicing work is delayed longer than two working days.
Ashley Tate, CEO of Mina, said: “Onefleet is a revolutionary new product for the EV sector, offering businesses a complete EV solution in one subscription package.
“With more and more businesses switching to EVs, it is clear they need support in providing a ‘plug to payment’ charging infrastructure for their employees.
“The complexities of approving and ordering home chargers, managing installation and costs, and then taking responsibility for the equipment for employees, and potentially ex-employees, is endless. That’s before you even get to managing in-life costs and paying drivers for their charging at home and in public.
“At a stroke, Onefleet aims to solve all these issues, and because it is based on a subscription, it also avoids the company having to make a massive financial outlay for multiple home chargers and the engineers to install them.”
Onefleet includes use of an Indra Smart Pro EV home charger; access to Mina Homecharge; access to Mina Chargepass; a business charging guarantee which offers free public EV charging if servicing work on the home charger is delayed; and a single monthly invoice to the company covering Onefleet subscription costs and energy consumed for all drivers.
Tate continued: “For a fixed monthly fee, a business can ensure their employees have a reliable home charger which is covered by a service guarantee, plus make use of our award-winning Chargepass and Homecharge payment solutions. And if an employee moves home, the charger can be reinstalled at the employee’s new address free of charge.
“We’ve designed Onefleet to be affordable – at less than £50 per month per driver, a business can ensure its drivers are fully up to speed with everything needed to switch to electric vehicles.”
Mina Onefleet cost £49 plus VAT per month and also incurs a £100 set-up fee, and operates on a minimum 24-month term. By Graham Hill thanks to Fleet News
