Electrification becomes an everyday operating task as soon as drivers need charger access and finance needs charging records. EVCharge.mobi connects those jobs: manage sites and drivers, plan supported charging and review the sessions. A small pilot can show whether the process fits your team.
Originally published in 2025. The EVCharge.mobi workflow was updated in September 2026; the historical discussion below retains its original context.
Choose one workplace site and a small group of drivers. Use the first-charger setup to connect a compatible OCPP charger, complete the site details and invite drivers with the access they need.
If chargers share a supply, review Sites → Power Management with your installer. Charge pools distribute an available current limit across compatible chargers. Configure and verify the first charger before expanding; availability depends on the hardware and plan.
Then give finance a concrete output. Reports shows sessions, energy and costs, with exports and a monthly reporting schedule where included in your plan. Check a known session together so everyone understands the data and download scope.
Evaluate the CPO Portal by following the same driver from access to charging to reporting. This demonstrates a working process without assuming automated payroll reimbursement or universal roaming.
By mid‑2025, the centre of gravity in Europe’s EV market has tilted toward corporate buyers. Analysts tracking registrations say commercial/fleet owner types now make up well over half of new passenger‑car registrations in many months — meaning company choices, not just consumer tastes, set the pace of electrification.
Three forces converge in 2025: policy, economics and data. New CO₂ standards for heavy vehicles phase in from 2030–2040; the CSRD brings broader climate reporting obligations; and total‑cost‑of‑ownership maths increasingly favours EVs in urban duty cycles. The upside is real — lower fuel/maintenance and access to low‑emission zones — but so are the headaches: home‑charging reimbursement, public vs depot mix, uptime, payment fragmentation and GDPR‑grade data governance.
So what: The fastest route to large‑scale emissions cuts runs through company policies and fleet software — not only retail incentives.
A) Public vs depot vs home Balance is everything. Depot builds capex and demand charges; public DC adds variability; home charging lowers detours but needs clean reimbursement rules.
B) Payment fragmentation New rules guarantee ad‑hoc card/QR at high‑power sites, but account‑first remains essential for one invoice, price comparison and roaming.
C) Reliability & queues Authorisation failures and busy hubs still happen. Policies should set fallbacks (retry once → alternative site), and software should surface live availability and congestion signals.
D) Data & GDPR Charging/session/location data is personal data. Keep it minimal, purpose‑bound, with retention limits (e.g., 24 months operational, 6 years finance) and a driver privacy notice.
E) Evidence & audit For home charging use kWh × unit rate from smart‑meter/wallbox exports; for public, capture e‑receipts (kWh, price, VAT). Avoid card sprawl with role‑based app accounts.
(Our stance: accounts by default, ad‑hoc for exceptions. The software layer should unify pricing, receipts, policies and routing — brand‑light but opinionated.)
Are EV fleets cheaper yet? Often, yes — on urban/commuter duty cycles with scheduled night charging and sensible DC use.
Do we need our own depot? Not always. Hybrids (home + public) cover many use‑cases; build depots where utilisation is guaranteed.
How do we handle receipts? Home: kWh × household unit rate via exports. Public: app account auto‑invoicing; ad‑hoc receipts only as fallback.
What’s the biggest hidden risk? Data governance. Treat session/location data as personal; document purpose, access, retention.
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