EV charge point manufacturer Rolec EV has entered into a strategic partnership with end-to-end EV charging provider Wattif EV for new funded smart charging solutions.

The firms will offer a range of funded Rolec EV smart charging hardware solutions integrated with Wattif’s software, providing a fully turnkey solution

The tie-up will see the two firms offer their customer bases a range of funded Rolec EV smart charging hardware solutions integrated with Wattif’s software, providing a fully turnkey solution.

Earlier this year, Wattif EV, a Norwegian EV charging infrastructure startup, revealed its plans for a leading role in UK charging infrastructure, supported by a €50m (£43.4m) investment from a leading pan-European investment fund.

This new collaboration between Wattif EV and Rolec EV enables greater accessibility for landowners to install EV charging on their property and provides Wattif EV with a more diverse range of charge point hardware to further expand its offering

Wattif EV’s flexible net revenue sharing model provides businesses, local authorities and landowners with a fully scalable and cost-effective solution for the adoption of EV charging infrastructure. It aims to make the uptake of zero-emission travel simple and low risk.

Partnering with Rolec EV’s comprehensive range of hardware solutions gives the company  the capacity to provide its service to businesses of varied size and structure, widening the offering.

Wattif EV will make two funding options available to Rolec EV customers. These include a fully funded complete turnkey solution, spanning hardware, charge point installation, maintenance and software and with no risk of investment for the business.

It also offers a joint venture model whereby Wattif EV will share the upfront capital cost and take responsibility for installation, maintenance and operation but as equal partners, net revenue will be shared equally with the customer.

Frankie Mellon, sales director at Rolec EV, said: “Our collaboration with Wattif EV means that Rolec EV will now be able to provide a variety of funding options to our customer base, with a focus on making the adoption of electric vehicle infrastructure more accessible to the wider market.”

Steve Rees, Wattif managing director for the UK & Ireland, added: “Rolec’s smart EV charging hardware, combined with Wattif’s turnkey solution and funding options, is the perfect solution to enable everyone to install and operate EV charging in their car park.

“Improvements to charging infrastructure and access to charge points play a key role in EV adoption, the elimination of range anxiety and the achievement of legislative targets for 2030. Wattif EV UK is keen to address the EV charging demands across all sectors. Together as Rolec’s approved funding provider, I know we have a very convincing proposition for both new and existing installations to be managed on smart charging networks.”