Paua partners with Sainsbury’s Smart Charge ultra-rapid network

  • Business-oriented EV charging roaming network, Paua, has launched a partnership with Sainsbury’s Smart Charge, the ultra-rapid charging network operated at over 69 sites of the British grocer.
  • The total addition of over 550 Smart Charge chargers to the Paua network will be a significant benefit to its fleet and business customers, with the Sainsbury’s Smart Charge locations being dotted all across the country.
  • The addition of this new CPO brings the total number of charge points on Paua’s roaming network to over 58,000.

Paua adds Sainsbury’s Smart Charge to its roaming network

Paua’s business charging solution hopes to make the business transition to EVs more attractive, and adding more CPOs to its growing network, such as the addition of Sainsbury’s Smart Charge, can only be a good thing for achieving that goal. Last year, it added major CPOs such as Be.EV and Roam to its network.

The partnership comes after the Sainsbury’s Smart Charge network saw significant growth across 2024. In just a year period since its debut in 2023, Sainsbury’s managed to add nearly 450 individual charge points across its network. Now, it has over 550 charge points spread across 69 supermarket locations, and plans to push those figures even higher over the coming year.

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Niall Riddell, CEO of Paua, commented:

“Smart Charge’s focus on providing accessible, high-power, renewable-powered chargers aligns perfectly with Paua’s mission to simplify the switch to electric for businesses and fleets. Partnering with a trusted household name like Sainsbury’s helps us offer even greater convenience to our users and makes it easier than ever for businesses to embrace sustainable transport.”

Patrick Dunne, Director of Property, Procurement and EV Ventures at Sainsbury’s, added:

“Smart Charge continues to go from strength to strength and we’re delighted to be starting 2025 with the news that Paua has chosen to collaborate with us – giving all of its customers direct access to our 24/7, convenient and reliable ultra-rapid charging hubs. This partnership represents another step forwards in our ambition to make EV charging simple and accessible to everyone.”

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