ChargeNet andAASmartfuelpartnership delivers highly charged

from Savvy November 2022

by Northern Advocate

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ChargeNet and AA Smartfuel partnership delivers highly charged

benefits to EV drivers

ChargeNet has become New Zealand’s first public electric vehicle charging network to partner with a loyalty programme.

Through its exclusivepartnership withAASmartfuel,New Zealand's leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network, ChargeNet,is providing electricvehicledrivers witha newway to use theirAASmartfuel discounts across its nationwide network.

Membersearn discountsthrough shopping at AASmartfuel’s 1200+ partner retailers and these can nowbeconverted intoChargeNet credits throughthe AA Smartfuelapp andcan be setto automaticallyconvert on an ongoingbasis.

EV drivers canearn $0.25 ChargeNet credits for every1 centper litre AA Smartfuel discount earned.For example, ifyou earn 30cents off per litre with Contact Energy’sAASmartfuel plan,you canconvert this into $7.50 ChargeNet credits, which equates to around 96 kilometres of charge.

ChargeNet credits can be used on any of the 280+rapid and hyper-rapid chargingstations or 140+ACchargingstations available on the nationwide ChargeNet network.

ChargeNet CEORichard Dellabarcasays this isa huge winfor EV drivers:"ChargeNet haspartnered withAASmartfuel to make it simplefor NewZealand’s45,000 EV drivers to redeem AA Smartfueldiscounts on charging sessionswhen outand about across the country.Just by shopping withAASmartfuel’s partnerretailers,EVdrivers will berewarded with chargingcreditstraighttotheir ChargeNet Account."

“Kiwis have been savingatthe fuel pump thankstoAASmartfuel, and now they’ll have the same opportunity with ChargeNet as they transitiontoEVs.”

AASmartfuel’s Managing Director,Scott Fitchettsays this new offeringtoits 2.9 million members is a naturalextension of its loyalty programme.

“We’redelighted as one of New Zealand’s largestloyalty programmestobeexclusively partnering with ChargeNet and providing EV drivers with aneasyway to save dollars on their charging.For over 10 years, we’ve provided drivers of petrol and dieselvehicles with significant savingsatthe pump, so itis great tobe abletoextend that samegenerosity toEV drivers. Withover 1200retailpartners, just shoppingatthe rightstore will provide EVowners with the opportunitytopotentially chargeupfor free.”