Shaping the Future
of EV Infrastructure in Social Housing
- Cube Thinking team
At Cube Thinking, we believe better conversations lead to better outcomes.
That’s why we were proud to facilitate Amp EV’s first Breakfast Roundtable.
Bringing together housing associations to explore one key question:
How do we deliver EV infrastructure that works in practice for organisations, employees and communities?
The discussion quickly moved beyond charging points and technology.
Instead, it centred on the people, processes and practical considerations that underpin successful EV adoption.
With Amp-EV already supporting dozens of housing associations across the UK, the session created an opportunity for invaluable knowledge sharing.
Community & inclusion
One of the strongest themes of the morning was ensuring the EV transition doesn’t leave people behind.
As demand for EV charging continues to grow, housing providers are increasingly being asked by tenants to provide charging facilities at home.
While this can be relatively straightforward for individual properties, the challenge becomes far greater in high-rise developments and multi-occupancy housing.
It’s a case of accessibility, affordability and inclusion.
Including the need to create charging solutions that work for disabled residents and those living in more complex housing environments.
A key concern raised during the session was whether a lack of neighbourhood charging infrastructure could unintentionally widen social and economic divides.
Director at Cube Thinking, noted:
ESG, Carbon Reduction and the Bigger Picture
While EV charging is often viewed as an operational challenge, we highlighted the intricate role it plays across the entire business ecosystem.
Many of our social housing clients, are already supporting Scope 2 carbon reduction initiatives by helping employees transition to electric vehicles and enabling home charging for operational fleets.
Showcasing what’s possible when strategy meets delivery, Alasdair Croft, Managing Director at Amp-EV, highlighted their work with housing associations, including Jigsaw Homes and Platform Housing Group:
Where tailored charging infrastructure has enabled the transition to electric fleets while providing convenient charging access for employees.
However, Scope 3 emissions present a much more complex challenge.
When organisations begin considering tenant charging infrastructure (as tenants sit under Scope 3), they move into a new territory where commercial models, accessibility and long-term sustainability goals must all work together.
A recurring theme throughout the roundtable was the importance of creating systems that are financially sustainable, transparent and fair for tenants, ensuring individuals only pay for the energy they consume while enabling housing providers to support broader environmental goals.
Data, Analytics and Making Better Decisions
The transition to EV infrastructure is not simply about installing chargers.
It’s about understanding how they are used and using data to make better decisions.
Alasdair shared a live demonstration of Amp-EV’s EV management platform, showing how organisations can monitor charging activity, revenue and environmental impact through a single dashboard.
Through this live reporting, housing associations organisations can track charging behaviour and ncluding carbon savings in one easy to use dashboard.
The discussion reinforced a simple truth: technology is most valuable when it provides clarity.
Good data enables better decisions, stronger governance and greater confidence in long-term investment.
This is exactly why Cube Thinking and Amp-EV are Strategic Partners and host roundtables like this.
Looking Ahead
Successful EV adoption is about far more than installing charging infrastructure.
It requires organisations to consider community impact, operational processes, accessibility, sustainability goals and long-term behavioural change.
This event is the first in a series designed to take housing associations on that journey.
We’d love you to be part of the next.
Register your interest to get first access to our next Social Housing Roundtable.
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