EV chargepoint aggregator Bonnet has announced a partnership with parcel delivery company DPD.
The partnership aims to simplify public charging access for DPD’s UK EV delivery drivers, who will have access to 32,000 chargepoint locations and real-time information on chargepoint availability through Bonnet’s app.
This will reportedly help to make public charging more efficient through standardised costing, and reliability around working chargepoints.
Patrick Reich, co-founder and CEO of Bonnet, said: “DPD is committed to sustainable development, and is on the cusp of significant scale up of its EV fleet.
“This marries with Bonnet’s mission to make public charging simpler and equitable for everyone that wants to switch to EVs.”
Aiming to become the UK’s largest all-electric delivery fleet, DPD plans to have over 3,000 EVs on the road in the UK this year and 5,000 by 2023, when it will be delivering to 30 towns and cities on all-electric vehicles.
Olly Craughan, head of sustainability at DPD UK, said: “We are delighted to add Bonnet to our all-electric programme.
“The app will complement our own charging infrastructure and help our EV drivers access the public charging network in a timely and efficient way, whenever they need it.
“We are racing ahead with the decarbonisation of our delivery fleet. Within the next 18 months we will go from 10 UK towns and cities served by an all-electric DPD fleet, to 30, and more than double our EV fleet.
“Bonnet will help us keep those vans moving and delivering clean and green for customers.”
