Pendragon Vehicle Management and Pod Point sign three-year deal

Pod Point has signed a three-year deal with Pendragon Vehicle Management (PVM) to become its preferred EV home charge point supplier.

Once the EV has been ordered through PVM, Pod Point will carry out the consultation, delivery, installation, and activation of the home charger liaising directly with PVM’s EV leasing customers.

PVM says that Pod Point’s experienced team will manage the process end-to-end, from driver referral through to installation, reducing the time usually spent by company fleet managers in arranging charger installations on behalf of their employees. 

Neal Francis, managing director at PVM said: “As our first charge point partnership, we wanted to work with a trusted brand and chose Pod Point because of its reputation for excellent customer service, as well as its reliable and easy to use network.”

Orders for BEVs (battery electric vehicles) or PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) currently represent more than 80% of PVM’s total order bank for cars.

Francis said: “We are seeing increasing demand for our BEV fleet and expect to see this trend going into 2023 and beyond.

“The salary sacrifice scheme continues to offer an attractive option for drivers looking to make the transition.”

Pendragon customers will also benefit from Pod Point’s public charging network of more than 7,300 charging bays.

Erik Fairbairn, CEO of Pod Point said: “Pendragon Vehicle Management has a long-standing reputation and has been helping UK businesses reduce the cost and burden of operating their fleets for over three decades.

“We’re thrilled to be working with them as a preferred charge point supplier.”

The partnership, said PVM, supports its commitment to social responsibility in assisting new and existing customers to make the transition to electric to help reduce carbon footprint.