Ep. 13

Episode 13: Sara Sloman | ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging

Sara Sloman

Chief Strategy Officer
Paythru

Chris Kirby

CEO & Co-Founder
Tomorrow's Journey

Felix Page

News & Features Editor
Autocar

Episode Overview

Welcome to episode 13 of the Autocar Business Change Makers Podcast, produced in partnership with car subscription software platform Tomorrow’s Journey.

Listen via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Podcasts.Hosted by Chris Kirby, CEO of Tomorrow’s Journey, and Felix Page, news editor at Autocar, each episode explores how some of the UK’s most agile and disruptive companies are dramatically reshaping the automotive landscape, with unprecedented access to the executives and thought leaders driving that change.

In this episode we sit down with Sara Sloman, chief strategy officer at Paythru, to discuss how overly complicated booking and payment processes for public EV charging have given rise to "payment anxiety".

We also ask:

*Will vehicle-to-infrastructure technology improve the public charging experience?

*Are the needs of fleet drivers being met by the public charging network?

*How can charge point providers foster customer loyalty?

​To hear all this and more, listen to episode 13 below.

The Autocar Change Makers Podcast is essential listening for all industry professionals with an interest in the future of automotive. To listen now, subscribe to our podcast via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts or your preferred podcast platform.

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Episode 10: Conor Horne - The future of Lotus

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