Visa has partnered with JustCharge to reward users of the community electric vehicle charging service. 

Visa customers using JustCharge will receive rewards when they pay using their debit or credit card

Visa customers using JustCharge will receive rewards when they pay using their debit or credit card, making paying for EV charging as easy and natural as everyday contactless payments. 

A study of EV and hybrid drivers by the global contactless payments specialist found 95% of respondents said standardised payment across public charging points would give them greater choice and accessibility. 

The move also supports further expansion of the JustCharge network and is the latest development from the JustCharge service, which is run by driveway sharing platform JustPark and enables EV owners with a private charger installed at their home or business premises to rent it out to other EV drivers when not in use via an app.  

Research by JustPark has found that if just 5% of households with a home charger joined its community charging network, this would double the number of charging locations available in the UK today.  

Mike Strahlman, director of EV at JustPark, said: “We must collectively find solutions to help millions of British households transition to clean-air vehicles. While EV demand is growing dramatically, public charging infrastructure is falling significantly behind. Unlocking thousands of home chargers during the 90% of the day they are not in use makes EV adoption a possibility for more than 50 per cent of British households without access to designated off-street parking. This partnership with Visa is a landmark moment in our efforts to redress the balance and make EV adoption an effortless, viable and cost-effective solution for millions more UK drivers.” 

Charlotte Hogg, chief executive of Visa Europe, commented: “The challenge we collectively face is to grow our electric vehicle charging infrastructure rapidly and strategically, and find sustainable solutions today to avoid creating problems for the future. Innovative solutions like JustCharge, which provides secure, managed public access to private charging-points, can make an immense contribution to overall EV charging provision. We’re delighted to be involved through this new partnership.”