New Zealand’s first multi-brand fleet card covering both traditional fuel and EV vehicles has been launched by payments company CardLink.
CardSmart +Electric allows businesses to pay for everything vehicle-related on one card, whatever the makeup of their fleets, with CardLink part of business payments global firm FLEETCOR.
CardLink product director Mike Clentworth says with EVs now making up more than a third of new car sales and becoming a growing part of many fleets, it made sense to expand the CardSmart offering to include electric charging.
“We have recently partnered with NZ EV charging platform OpenLoop, owned by Counties Energy, which has 39 charging locations around the country.
“Combine that with our existing ChargeNet relationship, and our network has more than 360 EV charge points offering nationwide coverage and a growing number of super-fast chargers.
“With our one easy CardSmart +Electric card and its companion fob, you tap the charge point and away you go.
“And, if you want petrol, diesel, or auto equipment, you simply swipe through at the point of sale, and everything is paid for on one card with that data captured for the company’s records.”
After almost 40 years of operating in New Zealand, CardLink now services more than 150,000 cards throughout New Zealand, with customers ranging from small to medium-sized businesses through to large-scale national organisations.
Counties Energy Group chief strategy and transformation officer Moonis Vegdani says OpenLoop and CardLink are focused on bringing creative and innovative fuelling options to drivers.
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