EV technology start-up Diode has partnered with the Co Charger community charging app to help fleets accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.  

The partnership will encourage the uptake of more workplace and home charge points, and make charging more accessible to those unable to have a home charger installed

Diode specialises in electric vehicle suitability assessments, home and workplace charging infrastructure recommendations, and charge point procurement.  

The new tie-up will give Co Charger’s business customers free access to Diode’s Charge Platform software, allowing them to create an instant EV Readiness Report for each employee based on journey data. The bespoke report covers the employee’s access to charging, costs and CO2 savings compared to their current vehicle, plus an interactive tool to assess how different EVs would fit into their lifestyle based on their specific driving behaviour.  

Each business can then access a dynamic Charging Infrastructure Recommendation – which calculates the number and type of charge points they’ll need over the next five years, and the estimated cash savings they will make over this period.  

The partnership will encourage the uptake of more workplace and home charge points, and make charging more accessible to those unable to have a home charger installed.  

Dan Eyre, co-founder and COO at Diode, said: “Access to charging remains a huge barrier to EV adoption, and our new partnership with Co Charger is all about removing this to achieve our shared ambition of driving a faster, easier transition to electric vehicles. 

“Our platform helps drivers make the switch to electric and facilitates more charge points going into the ground, and Co Charger’s app means that these charge points can be more widely accessed by those who can’t have their own home charger – a winning combination!”  

Lee Hudson, COO of Co Charger, also said that the partnership is a key enabler in helping fleets to go electric. 

“Employers have to have confidence that their workforce can shift easily, and can charge their vehicles at home, work, or nearby. Co Charger has 3,000 registered charging hosts across the UK, which considerably widens that scope, and with the reports Diode prepares, provides the information and confidence that businesses need to make the transition.  

“We very much look forward to helping many businesses become cleaner and greener on the back of this.“