- Pictured above, left to right: Grant MacLennan – Co-Founder of Bypass, and on the right and Johannes Schubert – Head of Operations at loveelectric.
EV SALARY sacrifice specialist loveelectric – winner of the Best Salary Sacrifice Broker award 2025 – has acquired charging tech startup Bypass to cut the cost of public electric car charging for employees across the UK.
Loveelectric says the acquisition will enable the Edinburgh based broker to integrate Bypass’s real-time card issuing and app technology into a powerful new employee benefit. Both public and at-home EV charging will soon be available through salary sacrifice, allowing employees to pay for charging via their gross salary and turn a major adoption barrier into a financial advantage.
Public charging remains one of the most significant cost challenges for EV drivers. Recent research from Zapmap shows that charging away from home can be up to 10 times more expensive than domestic energy use, particularly for those without access to a driveway and a home charger.
Such a disparity risks slowing EV adoption, believes lovelectric, just as the UK approaches the 2030 phase-out of new petrol and diesel car sales. The broker says its acquisition of Bypass will make EV charging more accessible and affordable, helping to accelerate the UK’s transition to Net Zero.
How much will it cost a driver to charge their EV?
Public charging costs for a typical driver (15,000 miles per year over a four-year lease) could fall from £13,029 to £5,212 – a 60% saving through salary sacrifice. For home charging, costs could fall from £1,371 to £549.
Currently in beta testing with select loveelectric customers, the Charge Card is set for a full launch in Autumn 2025. The new Charge card will work across every public charging network – including Tesla and BP Pulse – without additional card fees. Apple and Google Pay integration ensures ease of use from the moment the card is added to your virtual wallet.
“Charging has become the final frontier for electric car accessibility. By making it salary sacrifice-friendly, we’re removing the financial burden of public charging and unlocking EV access for the millions of people who can’t charge at home. This is the natural next step in loveelectric’s mission to make electric driving inclusive, affordable and effortless.”
The charging scheme will also integrate with home and workplace charging in future releases, giving employees full control and visibility over their EV charging costs, all from a single platform.
Grant MacLennan, Co-Founder of Bypass, added: “We built Bypass to remove the complexity from EV charging, and this partnership brings that vision to life at scale. Integrating with loveelectric and salary sacrifice means our technology can deliver meaningful savings to drivers, and help employers lead the way on sustainability.”
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Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.
