rich 1.0 This week, Paul and Sara sit down with Becky Lalanne, Managing Director of Voqa, a new entrant in the UK EV charging market. Becky shares how Voqa is tackling the challenge of destination charging, introducing a 7–22kW AC charger with built-in contactless payments, designed to make charging effortless for drivers and more commercially viable for venues. The conversation covers: The frustrations of current destination charging and how Voqa addresses them Why tethered AC chargers and tap-to-pay improve the driver experience Voqa's approach to designing its own hardware for reliability and ease of maintenance The revenue-share model and business case for hotels, co-working spaces, and leisure venues Insights into Becky's career journey from Red Bull cliff diving events to EV innovation They also discuss future-proofing the UK charging network, the role of installers, and why putting the driver at the heart of design is key to accelerating electrification. Becky Lalanne (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-lalanne/ Voqa https://www.voqa.com (https://www.voqa.com/) EV Café Takeaway https://audioboom.com/channels/5100620-ev-cafe-takeaway Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43621563/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8897124/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>