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The Charge Point Radar is a weekly "AI-generated"-briefing on the European EV charging and smart energy landscape. Every Monday, we track what's moving in public charging infrastructure - CPO results, network consolidation, V2G developments, grid policy, and the regulation shaping the industry's future. No noise, no hype. Just the stories that matter to people who work in the sector. Produced by FLEXECHARGE.

4d ago

Cheap Power In: Batteries at Ionity, Depots That Earn and Qwello’s €55m | 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2026

Chapters 00:00 Cold open: battery bingo 01:00 Ionity plans batteries at 50 charging parks 02:09 E.ON Drive Infrastructure buys Smatrics EnBW Italia 03:01 Qwello raises up to €55 million 03:55 UK: £100 million for drivers without a driveway 05:01 Ireland: delivery depots join the flexibility market 05:52 SPIRIT-E: electric trucks as power banks 07:00 Electroway: the UK’s largest public truck charging hub 08:00 Sorry we missed it: ICCT and Strategy& truck studies, PragmaCharge Felixstowe 09:19 From the operators’ feeds: Allego, Recharge, Electra, InstaVolt, Milence and more 10:38 What it means for operators 11:38 Events, including our BESS arbitrage webinar on 12 November 13:14 Sign-off Join our webinar Cheap power in, fast charging out. BESS arbitrage for EV charging sites across Europe. 12 November, 13:00 CET, online. With Felicia Protuc and Christophe Lephilibert. Register: https://www.flexecharge.com/resources/webinars/bess-arbitrage-ev-charging-sites?utm_source=chargepointradar&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=bess-arbitrage-webinar&utm_content=2026-11-02 Sources Ionity plans battery storage systems at 50 charging parks, electrive, 27 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/27/ionity-plans-battery-storage-systems-at-50-charging-parks/E.ON acquires Smatrics EnBW Italia, electrive, 30 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/30/e-on-acquires-smatrics-enbw-italia/E.ON Drive Infrastructure on LinkedIn, Smatrics EnBW Italia acquisition, 30 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/eon-drive-infrastructure/posts/E.ON Drive takes over BP Pulse fast-charging network in the Netherlands, electrive, 9 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/category/energy-infrastructure/Qwello secures up to €55 million in growth funding, electrive, 27 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/27/qwello-secures-up-to-e55-million-in-growth-funding/UK government pledges £100m to cut public EV charging costs, electrive, 29 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/29/uk-government-pledges-100m-to-cut-public-ev-charging-costs/Ireland connects EV fleet depots to electricity flexibility markets, electrive, 29 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/29/ireland-connects-ev-fleet-depots-to-electricity-flexibility-markets/SPIRIT-E project concludes that e-trucks can serve as mobile power banks, electrive, 31 Oct 2026. https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/31/spirit-e-project-concludes-that-e-trucks-can-serve-as-mobile-power-banks/Electroway opens as UK’s largest public electric truck charging hub, EVwire, 30 Oct 2026. https://evwire.com/p/electroway-uk-largest-electric-truck-charging-hub-kempowerEurope’s e-truck charging demand to hit 100 TWh by 2035 (ICCT and Fraunhofer ISI), EVwire, 19 Oct 2026. https://evwire.com/p/icct-europe-electric-truck-charging-demand-100-twh-2035Europe’s electric truck sales land 80% below forecast (Strategy& Truck Study 2026), EVwire, 19 Oct 2026. https://evwire.com/p/strategy-and-truck-study-2026-europe-electric-truck-forecastPragmaCharge opens its first UK e-truck charging hub in Felixstowe, EVwire, 22 Oct 2026. https://evwire.com/p/pragmacharge-felixstowe-uk-electric-truck-charging-hub-james-kemball-eactros-600Allego on LinkedIn, CPMS migration of 32,000+ charge points, 29 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/allego/posts/Recharge on LinkedIn, Svenskt Kvalitetsindex 2026 result, 31 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/rechargeinfra/posts/Electra on LinkedIn, Sant Quirze del Vallès station, 27 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/electra-charge/posts/MFG EV Power on LinkedIn, Morrisons Bodmin, 29 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/mfg-ev-power/posts/InstaVolt on LinkedIn, off-peak rate, 1 Nov 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/instavolt/posts/Milence on LinkedIn, Agroworld 400,000 km challenge, 31 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/milence1/posts/Vattenfall on LinkedIn, battery portfolio passes 1.2 GW, 27 Oct 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/vattenfall/posts/Events (next four weeks) 3 to 4 Nov: Connect Trucks 2026, Deauville10 to 12 Nov: Enlit Europe, Vienna11 to 12 Nov: NextTruck 2026, Berlin12 Nov: FLEXECHARGE webinar, BESS arbitrage for EV charging sites across Europe, online18 to 19 Nov: London EV Show 2026, London24 Nov: V2G Leaders Europe 2026, Brussels25 to 26 Nov: EV Charging France 2026, Paris
Oct 26

The Spooky Edition: Cable Thieves, Softer Targets and a Hospital for Chargers | 19 to 25 Oct 2026

Your week in European EV charging in under 15 minutes, produced by FLEXECHARGE. It’s Halloween week on The Charge Point Radar. E.ON Drive grew in 11 countries in a single quarter, and Germany plans a new motorway charging tender for 2027. Milence opens Temse, starts building in Braunschweig and launches plug-and-go truck charging. We also cover Electra’s €70M plan for Catalonia, Powerdot’s repair centre for chargers, Finland’s first public megawatt charging session, and app and loyalty news from EnBW, InstaVolt and Octopus. Plus Elli’s V2G bonus, the UK’s driveway divide, police arrests over cable theft, a bp pulse handover, and climate targets revised downwards in Brussels and London. Don’t miss our webinar The 2027 BeNeLux grid playbook: new DSO rules for charging sites Live on 3 November 2026 at 11:00 CET, with Robert Brehm, co-founder and CTO of FLEXECHARGE. Register: https://www.flexecharge.com/resources/webinars/the-benelux-grid-playbook?utm_source=chargepointradar&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=benelux-grid-playbook&utm_content=2026-10-26 Chapters 0:00 Intro: the spooky edition0:48 E.ON Drive grows in 11 countries in one quarter1:50 Germany’s new motorway tender, and Eliso’s build-out2:51 Milence: Temse, Braunschweig and Seamless Charging3:40 Osprey Go: Autocharge for cars4:00 Fastned adds truck lanes at Kloosters4:21 Plugit: Finland’s first public MCS session4:42 Electra’s €70M plan for Catalonia5:33 Powerdot opens a hospital for chargers6:20 Apps and loyalty: EnBW, InstaVolt and Octopus7:21 Elli’s V2G bonus8:09 UK: the driveway divide8:58 GRIDSERVE: arrests over cable theft9:20 The bp tally: a bp pulse handover9:43 Policy: EU and UK targets revised downwards11:03 Quick hits11:44 What it means for operators12:31 Events, including our BeNeLux webinar13:54 Sign-offEvents (26 October to 22 November 2026) 27 to 28 Oct: Fleet Europe Days, Lisbon3 Nov, 11:00 CET: FLEXECHARGE webinar, The 2027 BeNeLux grid playbook (online). Register here10 to 12 Nov: Enlit Europe, Vienna11 to 12 Nov: NextTruck 2026, Berlin18 to 19 Nov: London EV Show 2026, LondonSources E.ON Drive Q3 recap https://www.linkedin.com/company/eon-drive-infrastructure/posts/ Germany’s motorway tender (Bilger) https://www.electrive.net/2026/10/22/bilger-neue-ladepunkte-autobahn/ Eliso: almost 400 fast-charging points in Germany https://www.electrive.net/2026/10/23/eliso-400-hpc-deutschland/ Milence: Temse, Seamless Charging, Braunschweig https://www.linkedin.com/company/milence1/posts/ https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/24/milence-opens-truck-charging-hub-with-four-mcs-chargers-in-belgium/ Osprey Go and Autocharge https://www.linkedin.com/company/ospreycharging/posts/ Fastned truck lanes at Kloosters https://www.linkedin.com/company/fastned/posts/ Plugit and Volvo: Finland’s first public MCS session https://evnews.ai/news/plugit-and-volvo-demonstrate-megawatt-charging-system-in-finland Electra’s Catalonia plan https://www.linkedin.com/company/electra-charge/posts/ Powerdot Repair Center https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-dot/posts/ EnBW mobility+ wins Stiftung Warentest https://www.linkedin.com/company/enbw/posts/ InstaVolt Volts to Virgin Points https://www.linkedin.com/company/instavolt/posts/ Octopus FleetBoost https://evnews.ai/news/octopus-offers-discounted-charging-through-fleetboost-2 Elli V2G plug-in bonus https://www.linkedin.com/company/elli-vw/posts/ England’s cross-pavement charging rules https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/21/rule-changes-make-it-much-easier-to-install-cross-pavement-ev-chargers-in-england/ Renault UK calls for a VAT cut on public charging https://evnews.ai/news/renault-boss-calls-on-labour-to-slash-vat-on-public-chargers-to-help-drivers-make-ev-switch GRIDSERVE: cable theft arrests https://www.linkedin.com/company/gridserve/posts/ bp pulse fleet customers move to Fuuse and Drax https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/partnership-to-migrate-former-bp-pulse-fleet-customers EU car package committee votes https://www.electrive.net/2026/10/23/auto-paket-eu-ausschuesse-votieren-fuer-lockerung-der-co2-regeln/ UK ZEV mandate https://electrive.com/2026/10/19/uk-government-to-ease-ev-sales-mandate-but-only-slightly Allego and the ADAC survey https://www.linkedin.com/company/allego/posts/ Europe vs US fast charging (Chargalytics) https://www.chargalytics.com/deep-dives/europe-vs-us-fast-charging-2026/ This Week in Charging (Chargalytics) https://www.chargalytics.com/insights/this-week-in-charging-2026-10-23/
Oct 19

October 19th Radar

Your week in European EV charging in under 15 minutes, produced by FLEXECHARGE. This week: Fastned opens its books, Allego tries cashback, and E.ON Drive starts charging Danish drivers at the hourly spot price. Mercedes and Renault both push vehicle-to-grid, Amazon books megawatt truck charging with Aral pulse, Switzerland's truck subsidy runs dry in nine months, and Spain tenders motorway charging while its installation pace slows. Plus our takeaways for charge point operators. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:30 Fastned's third quarter 1:23 Allego's cashback 2:08 E.ON Drive: charging at the spot price 2:53 Mercedes pays you to plug in 3:33 Renault and EDF go bidirectional, plus Powerdot 4:17 Aral pulse and Amazon 4:54 Switzerland's truck subsidy 5:27 Fraunhofer: share the chargers 5:57 Q-Park becomes an operator 6:32 Network roundup: IONITY, Recharge, Milence, GRIDSERVE 7:16 Spain: Iberdrola grows, the market slows 7:48 Spain tenders motorway charging 8:29 Policy: the Franco-German car package 8:58 Quick hits 9:45 What it means for operators 10:31 Events 10:56 Sign-off Sources Fastned Q3 results https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/16/fastned-increases-charging-revenue-and-accelerates-network-expansion/ Allego cashback https://www.electrive.net/2026/10/15/allego-cashback-deutschlan-frankreich/ E.ON Drive City Spot and 10,000 charging points https://www.linkedin.com/company/eon-drive-infrastructure/posts/ Mercedes-Benz V2G package https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/13/mercedes-benz-introduces-v2g-package-for-private-customers/ Renault and EDF bidirectional offer https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/12/renault-and-edf-unveil-bidirectional-charging-offering/ Powerdot and Renault Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-dot/posts/ Aral pulse and Amazon https://www.electrive.net/2026/10/17/automatischer-entwurf-4/ Swiss truck charging subsidy https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/14/switzerland-doubles-funding-budget-for-commercial-truck-chargers/ Fraunhofer on shared truck charging https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/15/share-charging-to-cut-costs-fraunhofer-tells-electric-truck-fleets/ Q-Park and Greenflux https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/15/q-park-expands-collaboration-with-software-provider-greenflux/ Network roundup IONITY: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ionity/posts/Recharge: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rechargeinfra/posts/Milence: https://www.linkedin.com/company/milence1/posts/GRIDSERVE: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gridserve/posts/Iberdrola and Spain's installation figures https://www.motor16.com/comerciales/puntos-recarga-flotas-iberdrolahttps://www.elindependiente.com/economia/2026/10/16/iberdrola-lidera-la-red-de-recarga-electrica-que-ampliara-hasta-los-100-000-puntos-antes-de-fin-de-ano/Spain's motorway charging tender https://www.energias-renovables.com/movilidad/el-gobierno-autoriza-licitar-ocho--reas-20261013 Franco-German car package https://www.electrive.net/2026/10/16/auto-paket-was-frankreich-und-deutschland-bei-den-co2-zielen-vorschlagen/ Quick hits VW battery recall: https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/16/vw-prepares-battery-recall-for-multiple-id-models-in-europe/Mercedes-AMG electric GT SUV: https://electrek.co/Plug-in hybrid CO2 study: https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/16/plug-in-hybrids-emit-six-times-more-co2-than-officially-stated/Eranovum crowdfunding https://www.mobilityportal.eu/en/notes/la-espanola-eranovum-activa-una-nueva-via-para-acelerar-su-red-usd-2-18-millones-sobre-249-cargadores Coming up in the next four weeks 21 Oct: electrive LIVE #57, electric mobility in fleets (online)22 Oct: IONITY open evening during Munich Climate Week (IONITY HQ, Munich)27 to 28 Oct: Fleet Europe Days (Lisbon)10 to 12 Nov: Enlit Europe (Vienna)10 to 12 Nov: NextTruck 2026 (Berlin)
Oct 12

October 12th Radar

The Charge Point Radar, episode of Monday 12 October 2026 Your week in European EV charging, in under twenty minutes. This AI-powered podcast is produced by FLEXECHARGE. IN THIS EPISODE - A Munich court reads AFIR's non-discrimination clause and turns a roaming markup into damages (EWE Go vs. Digital Charging Solutions). The ruling is not final. - ChargeGuru and Zeplug complete their merger under the new brand Tohmo. - bp pulse's Dutch fast-charging network goes to E.ON Drive, under the Essent brand. - Megawatt truck charging arrives in France (Vierzon), Germany (Thuringia) and Spain (Ourense). - Operator news from IONITY, EnBW, Powerdot, Zunder, Eranovum and others. - Spain's almost 18,000 unusable chargers, and why the bottleneck is grid connections and maintenance. - Policy: France and Germany push for a weaker 2035 CO₂ target, while battery-electric cars take 41.6% of new registrations in France. - Data corner: the average fast-charging session lasts 27 minutes at about 60 kW, and the electrified fleet grew faster than the public network for the first time. EVENTS IN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS - 12–18 Oct: Paris Motor Show, Paris - 13–14 Oct: eMove360° Europe, Munich - 20–21 Oct: 2nd Battery Production Days, Aachen - 21–22 Oct: The Automotive Battery, Munich - 27–28 Oct: Fleet Europe Days, Lisbon - 2–3 Nov: Li-ion Battery Europe, Barcelona SOURCES - electrive: landmark ruling on EWE Go and DCS https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/07/landmark-ruling-ewe-go-must-offer-dcs-same-prices-as-end-customers/ - Chargalytics: This Week in Charging https://www.chargalytics.com/insights/this-week-in-charging-2026-10-09 - MobilityPortal: ChargeGuru and Zeplug merge under Tohmo https://www.mobilityportal.eu/en/notes/chargeguru-y-zeplug-se-unifican-bajo-tohmo-y-escalan-su-negocio-de-recarga-privada-en-europa - electrive: E.ON Drive takes over bp pulse in the Netherlands https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/09/e-on-drive-takes-over-bp-pulse-fast-charging-network-in-the-netherlands/ - electrive: Voltix opens France's most powerful truck charging station https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/08/voltix-opens-frances-most-powerful-truck-charging-station/ - electrive: IONITY ad-hoc payments via new terminal https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/07/ionity-process-ad-hoc-payments-via-birdhouse-terminal/ - electrive: EV4EU advances bidirectional charging https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/10/ev4eu-project-advances-bidirectional-charging/ - electrive: France set to follow Germany in softening CO₂ targets https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/07/france-set-to-follow-germany-in-softening-co2-targets/ - evnews.ai: France's 41.6% EV share in September https://evnews.ai/news/la-voiture-electrique-represente-desormais-4-immatriculations-sur-10 - ECOticias: ANFAC electromobility barometer (Spanish) https://www.ecoticias.com/movilidad-electrica/puntos-de-recarga-espana-caida-instalacion-2026
Oct 5

October 5th Radar

Your week in European EV charging, in under 15 minutes. Episode Description Switzerland gets a new largest charging operator overnight as four brands become Joya. Circle K chooses FlexiCharge for load management on ~1,000 charge points — a "headless" deployment that could define how big operators buy energy management. Brussels says CEF and AFIF funding will prioritise electric truck and bus charging, with close to 40,000 e-trucks already registered against roughly 3,000 suitable public charge points. bp exits its third country, Electra switches on Madrid's most powerful urban site, Vattenfall reports a record year in Germany, and Chargalytics finds Norway's school holiday by watching fast chargers. Plus: policy watch (Auto Package delay, bidirectional charging in Germany, UK cross-pavement charging, Spain's new framework), the week's data corner, and what's on over the next four weeks. Chapters 0:00 — Cold open: the week in one minute0:25 — Headline: Circle K goes headless with FlexiCharge1:26 — Consolidation corner: Joya, bp's third exit, Roadchef3:01 — Heavy duty: Brussels follows the trucks5:33 — Power, usage and the grid: Madrid, Geely, Vattenfall6:47 — Policy watch: EU Auto Package, V2G, UK, Spain8:31 — On our radar9:36 — Data corner: Chargalytics finds the holiday10:30 — Sign-off and events: the next four weeksLinks & Sources (curate to taste) electrive: Circle K opts for load management from FlexiChargeelectrive: Joya — new Swiss CPO replaces four charging brandsChargalytics: This Week in Charging (2 Oct 2026)electrive: EU to increase support for truck charging infrastructureEV Infrastructure News: Prologis & PragmaCharge eHGV hub goes liveelektroauto-news: Vattenfall record utilisation in GermanyChargalytics: The anatomy of a vacation — Norway's autumn breakCleanTechnica / T&E: EV driving costs half as much as diesel
Sep 28

September 28th Radar

The Charge Point Radar — Week of 21–27 September 2026 Produced by FLEXECHARGE The signals that matter for charge point operators, every week. A two-host European news roundup covering the week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September 2026 — grid flexibility, deal flow, the driver experience, truck charging and market demand, pulled from electrive, Chargalytics, MobilityPlaza, Enlit and more. Chapters **[00:00] Cold open** The week in one breath: a motorway service area plugged into the grid on flexible terms, a French utility buying an oil major's fast-charging business, a new map of where Europe's electric trucks will charge — and almost one in three new EU cars now plugging in. **[00:39] The grid learns to flex** GRIDSERVE and Extra open a 24-bay Electric Super Hub at Cobham Services on the M25 — 400 kW capable, and connected through a DERMS so UK Power Networks and ESP can raise or lower site power in under a minute. Plus the Siemens study for EIT Urban Mobility, ChargeUp Europe and ACEA: €24.7bn of distribution-grid investment needed by 2030 — falling to €14.1bn with intelligent load management — and why only Germany has all four smart-charging building blocks in place. **[02:58] Deals and network moves** Sorégies buys BP Pulse's French fast-charging business (32 operating sites, 600+ charge points, 14 more in development) and goes national under its Alterna énergie brand. In the Netherlands, 43 municipalities award South Holland and Zeeland concessions to TotalEnergies (~60%) and Velian — with price screens, ad-hoc payment and dynamic smart charging written into the tender. EnBW opens its Karlsruhe flagship park with XCharge's new 480 kW C7; Electra opens its most powerful urban station in Madrid (26 points, up to 600 kW). **[05:58] The driver experience** Osprey launches Osprey Go with Autocharge across its whole UK network. InstaVolt confirms CHAdeMO stays — at least one connector at every site. From the CharIN Testival: a Mercedes-AMG that wouldn't talk to the charger, ISO 15118-20 adoption accelerating, and why the question for operators is shifting from peak kilowatts to whether the whole chain actually works together. **[08:03] Trucks, megawatts and corridors** Fraunhofer ISI and the ICCT map European truck charging demand: ~100 TWh by 2035, ~200 TWh by 2045, with the top 10% of locations carrying 60–90% of demand and grid peaks of 20–50 MW. Germany starts construction at 124 unstaffed service areas, the EU clears up to €1.6bn in state aid, Milence nears 40 charging parks, GRIDSERVE expands its Voltloader eHGV partnership, and Daimler shows the eActros LowLiner with megawatt charging from late 2027. **[09:48] Market pulse** ACEA's August numbers: BEVs at 27.7% of new EU registrations (up nearly 63% year on year), plug-in hybrids adding 11.1% — almost 39% of new cars now have a charging port. And E.ON + BYD bundle car, tariff and charging flexibility into one German offer from November, with up to €20/month savings for optimised charging. **[10:55] Quick hits** Efacec unveils a charging hub solution with up to 1.6 MW. The UK creates a permitted development right for cross-pavement charging. Changan UK picks Ohme as its home charging partner. **[11:13] Radar pick — ask about flexible connections** The one action for CPOs this week: if you're waiting on a firm grid connection for a high-power site, ask your network operator whether a flexible connection is on the table. Cobham shows the route — faster connection, lower upfront cost, in exchange for minute-level load control — and the Siemens numbers suggest load management could avoid over €10bn of grid spend. **[11:59] Outro** Coming up: Elbilmessen in Herning (2–4 Oct), E-CHARGE in Bologna (7–9 Oct), and the Paris Motor Show from 12 Oct. ## Sources - GRIDSERVE × Extra, Cobham Super Hub (22 Sep) — gridserve.com - Siemens study for EIT Urban Mobility, ChargeUp Europe, ACEA (21 Sep) — enlit.world - Sorégies acquires BP Pulse France (25 Sep) — electrive.com - TotalEnergies & Velian, South Holland and Zeeland concessions (21 Sep) — electrive.com - EnBW Karlsruhe flagship park, XCharge C7 (22 Sep) — electrive.com, mobilityplaza.com - Electra Carabanchel, Madrid (21 Sep) — mobilityplaza.com - Osprey Go with Autocharge (21 Sep) — mobilityplaza.com - InstaVolt retains CHAdeMO (25 Sep) — electrive.com - CharIN Testival, interoperability (26 Sep) — electrive.com - Fraunhofer ISI & ICCT truck charging demand (24 Sep) — electrive.com - German truck network, EU state aid, Daimler eActros LowLiner (wk 21 Sep) — chargalytics.com - GRIDSERVE × Voltloader eHGV partnership (21 Sep) — electrive.com - ACEA August registrations (24 Sep) — electrive.com - E.ON × BYD partnership (26 Sep) — enlit.world - Efacec 1.6 MW hub (24 Sep) — electrive.com - UK cross-pavement charging right (24 Sep) — chargalytics.com, renewableenergymagazine.com - Changan UK selects Ohme (23 Sep) — electrive.com *The Charge Point Radar is produced by FLEXECHARGE. 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Sep 21

September 21st Radar

Your weekly European EV charging and energy industry briefing, produced by FLEXECHARGE. This week the megawatt moved from demonstration to market. Milence and Alpitronic formalised their partnership to deploy MCS on European TEN-T truck corridors, following a live megawatt charge at IAA Transportation 2026 with Daimler Truck, MAN, and Scania on press day. Volkswagen Group and Elli confirmed a Q4 2026 volume-market V2G launch in Germany — Elli BiDi Charger, Naturstrom V2G Flow tariff, and Elli BiDi App — for approximately one million MEB vehicles. Chargalytics put two numbers on the table: Tesla's Megacharger at €163,000 per unit, and Daimler's exposure of €120 million for every percentage point missed on its 2030 EU truck CO2 target. ENTSO-E said publicly that the EU Electrification Action Plan depends on faster grid investment, flexibility mechanisms, and connection reform. Plus: Digital Charging Solutions expands its Preferred Partner Network to 27 European markets, and ABB E-Mobility partners with elexon on depot charging for commercial fleets in Germany and Austria. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (01:30) Milence and Alpitronic: MCS Partnership for European Truck Corridors (07:00) Digital Charging Solutions: Preferred Partner Network Expands to 27 Markets (10:00) Volkswagen and Elli: V2G Volume-Market Launch, Germany Q4 2026 (14:30) ENTSO-E: Grid Investment and Flexibility Are Non-Negotiable (17:30) Chargalytics: Tesla Priced the Megacharger. Daimler Priced the Fine. (21:30) ABB E-Mobility and elexon: End-to-End Depot Charging, DACH Sources Milence + Alpitronic MCS partnership — https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/16/milence-and-alpitronic-announce-megawatt-charging-partnership/ IAA Transportation 2026 MCS demonstration — https://www.iaa-transportation.com/en/press/press-releases/iaa-press-releases/megawatt-charging-trucks-iaa-transportation-2026 Milence at IAA — https://milence.com/newsroom/megawatt-charging-impresses-at-iaa-transportation-2026/ Digital Charging Solutions Preferred Partner Network — https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/17/dcs-expands-preferred-partner-network-across-17-european-markets/ Volkswagen Group + Elli V2G volume launch — https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/electric-vehicle-batteries-as-grid-storage-volkswagen-and-elli-to-launch-vehicle-to-grid-offer-20329 ENTSO-E Electrification Action Plan position — https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/09/15/delivering-on-the-electrification-action-plan-investment-in-grids-flexibility-and-faster-connections-will-drive-step-change/ Chargalytics — Tesla Megacharger + Daimler fine — https://www.chargalytics.com/insights/this-week-in-charging-2026-09-18 ABB E-Mobility + elexon depot charging — https://e-mobility.abb.com/it/node/384
Sep 14

September 14th Radar

Your weekly European EV charging and energy industry briefing, produced by FLEXECHARGE. --- Europe's public DC charging rollout hit a wall in the first half of 2026 — and the numbers are in. Kempower's H1 results show a 19% drop in European public DC installations, a sharp reversal from Q1's 56% year-on-year growth. We unpack what that means for the 2030 target. Spirii embeds CDR validation and a full eMSP layer into its CPMS platform. Circle K and Plugsurfing go live on OCPI 2.2.1 across 27 countries and a million charge points. CharIN calls for the ISO 15118-20 Afir mandate to be postponed to January 2028 — and explains why no valid certification pathway exists before the current deadline. Vector launches its vSECC.InPlug depot charging architecture for buses and trucks. Fastned opens its 40th UK hub in Liverpool. And EUPD Research puts European battery storage on track for 57 GWh in 2026 — up 78% year on year. (00:00) Introduction (01:30) Kempower H1 2026: European Public DC Installations Fall 19% (05:00) Spirii CPMS: CDR Validation and Full eMSP Layer (08:15) Circle K and Plugsurfing: OCPI 2.2.1 Across 27 Countries (11:00) CharIN: Postpone the ISO 15118-20 Afir Mandate to 2028 (14:30) Vector vSECC.InPlug: Depot Charging for Buses and Trucks (17:30) Fastned Liverpool: 40th UK Hub (19:15) EUPD Research: European Battery Storage to 57 GWh in 2026 --- Sources: Kempower H1 2026 results — https://www.kempower.com Spirii CPMS announcement — https://www.spirii.com Circle K / Plugsurfing OCPI 2.2.1 — https://www.plugsurfing.com CharIN ISO 15118-20 position — https://www.charin.global Vector vSECC.InPlug — https://www.vector.com Fastned Liverpool hub — https://www.fastned.nl EUPD Research battery storage report — https://www.eupd-research.com --- This content was generated using AI.
Sep 7

September 7th Radar

*Your weekly European EV charging and energy industry briefing, produced by FLEX-E-CHARGE.* --- Europe's EV charging sector had a dense week — and Berlin was at the centre of it. ICNC26 wrapped at Tempelhof with Spirii, Plugsurfing, and Circle K among the headline announcements. chargecloud and Hubject brought Plug and Charge to AC charging points at scale via ISO 15118-2. ChargePoint appointed John Saffrett as EVP Europe alongside Q2 FY2027 results: $116M revenue, 18% from Europe. Virta opened grid flexibility revenue to CPOs in France and the UK. We parse the V2G mandate landscape — what Afir has already enacted versus what is still in development. ACEA: EU at 1.2M charge points against a 3.5M 2030 target. Chargalytics: 24 funding rounds, €2.56B raised — but three companies took 73%, and Zenobé's €1.38B was grid-storage debt, not CPO equity. (00:00) Introduction (01:34) ICNC26 Berlin: Interoperability at Scale (03:30) Plug and Charge Goes AC: chargecloud and Hubject (07:15) ChargePoint European Appointment and Q2 Financials (10:00) Virta Grid Flexibility: France and UK Launch (12:35) The V2G Mandate: Confirmed Law vs What Is Still in Development (15:38) OCA Dublin Plugfest: OCPP 2.1 Certification Under Pressure (17:52) ACEA: Europe Still Needs to Triple Its Charging Estate (20:10) Chargalytics: Zenobé, Funding Concentration, and the Real CPO Capital Picture (21:45) Close *AI-generated narration. Produced by FLEXECHARGE.* --- **Sources** ICNC26 — https://www.intercharge-network-conference.com Spirii / Lumina partnership — https://www.spirii.com Plugsurfing / Circle K Roam OCPI — https://www.plugsurfing.com chargecloud / Hubject Plug and Charge AC — https://www.chargecloud.de Hubject ISO 15118 PKI — https://www.hubject.com ChargePoint Q2 FY2027 earnings — https://ir.chargepoint.com ChargePoint / Saffrett appointment — https://www.chargepoint.com/about/news Virta grid flexibility France and UK — https://www.virta.global Afir delegated act (ISO 15118-20 mandate) — https://eur-lex.europa.eu VW / Elli V2G Germany — https://www.elli.eco OCA OCPP Plugfest Dublin — https://openchargealliance.org ACEA charge point gap report — https://www.acea.auto ENTSO-E 2026 summer outlook — https://www.entsoe.eu Chargalytics M&A scorecard August 2026 — https://www.chargalytics.com
Aug 31

August 31st Radar

Welcome to Charge Point Radar, produced by FLEXECHARGE. This week: Ubitricity and Deftpower launch OCPI 2.2.1 smart charging across 1,500 public charge points in the Netherlands — a global first at that scale — as the EU network code consultation closes with 117 responses and the Open Charge Alliance calls for IEC 63584/OCPP 2.1 to be named as the mandatory V2G interface standard. ChargePoint partners with Cariqa to bring QR walk-up payments to seven European markets. IONITY opens its first London urban hub at Greenwich. ENGIE Vianeo commissions MCS truck charging at the Port of Kiel. Shell sells sonnen. And Chargalytics puts a number on CPO consolidation: 86 European transactions, and nobody is buying whole companies — they're buying the pieces. (00:00) - Introduction (00:33) - EAFO Data: EU Charging at 1.15M Points (01:19) - Story of the Week: Ubitricity & Deftpower — OCPI 2.2.1 at Scale (04:38) - EU Network Code: OCA Calls for V2G Interface Standard (07:29) - ChargePoint & Cariqa: Walk-Up Payments Across Seven Markets (09:51) - IONITY Opens First London Urban Hub (12:09) - ENGIE Vianeo: MCS Truck Charging in Germany (15:22) - Shell Sells Sonnen to Tiven (18:18) - CPO M&A: Nobody is Buying CPOs, They're Buying the Pieces (21:26) - Gridserve H1, UK ZEV Mandate, and Wrap AI-generated narration. This content was generated using AI. Sources: EAFO Deftpower TNO Open Charge Alliance ChargePoint IONITY ENGIE Vianeo ACEA Energy Storage News Chargalytics Gridserve BEAMA
Aug 26

August 17th Radar

Europe's public charging network has hit 180% of the AFIR minimum target — but the economics of running that infrastructure are getting harder. This week: T&E's July analysis on EU charging infrastructure; IONITY's Europe-wide price increases; ChargePoint's exit from direct consumer access; Vattenfall InCharge's open-bay pilot in the Netherlands; Iberdrola and bp pulse select Driivz for Spain and Portugal; Valeo-Nissan V2G hardware launch in the UK; ISO 15118-20 delegated regulation deadline; CharIN's conformance testing gap warning; GreenWay's €138M CEE financing; and ENTSO-E's 2026 Summer Outlook. (00:00) - Story of the Week: EU Charging at 180% of AFIR Target (02:42) - CPO & Smart Charging: IONITY, Vattenfall, Iberdrola-bp pulse, ChargePoint (09:28) - V2G & Interoperability: Valeo-Nissan, ISO 15118-20, CharIN (16:15) - Grid & Storage: GreenWay CEE, ENTSO-E, AFIR Review (18:50) - What Comes Next AI-generated narration. Produced by FLEXECHARGE.
Aug 26

August 24th Radar

Fastned's H1 2026 results give us the clearest picture yet of what CPO economics actually look like at scale — revenue up 40%, EBITDA improved tenfold. This week: Fastned H1 2026 results; Allego migrates 35,000 charge points to AMPECO; Clever absorbs E.ON Drive's Danish fast-charging network; Ireland launches its largest domestic EV flexibility trial (ESB Networks + Ohme); UK ZEV mandate consultation opens; and France's copper theft crisis has now hit roughly 10% of the national public charging network. (00:00) - Story of the Week: Fastned H1 2026 (05:32) - Platform Consolidation: Allego + AMPECO, Clever + E.ON Drive Denmark (11:44) - Demand Flexibility: Ireland's EV Flex Trial (15:18) - Policy & Infrastructure: UK ZEV Mandate Review and France's Copper Theft Crisis (18:30) - What Comes Next AI-generated narration. Produced by FLEXECHARGE.

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The Charge Point Radar is a weekly "AI-generated"-briefing on the European EV charging and smart energy landscape. Every Monday, we track what's moving in public charging infrastructure - CPO results, network consolidation, V2G developments, grid policy, and the regulation shaping the industry's future. No noise, no hype. Just the stories that matter to people who work in the sector. Produced by FLEXECHARGE.

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Christophe Lephilibert
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2026
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