Episode 23 - Power2Drive 2025 Highlights: Scaling Smarter in a Crowded Charging Market

When EV Charging Moves Beyond Deployment

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Europe's EV charging market is entering a new phase. The conversation is no longer solely about deploying more chargers—it is about operating them efficiently, integrating them with the grid, and building profitable business models in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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As Charge Point Operators (CPOs) face rising energy costs, grid constraints, and growing customer expectations, success increasingly depends on smart energy management, operational excellence, and ecosystem collaboration.

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In this special episode of the FLEXECHARGE podcast, recorded live at Power2Drive 2025 in Munich, Christophe brings together four industry perspectives from across the charging ecosystem: Olga Rybakova (Vega Chargers), François Parniere (TSG Group), Annemarie de Jong (Vattenfall), and Nicola Miori (FLEXECHARGE). Together, they explore the technologies, partnerships, and strategies shaping the next generation of EV charging infrastructure.

What You Will Learn in This Episode

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This episode is packed with practical insights for CPOs, infrastructure developers, utilities, and energy professionals.

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Key learnings include:

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• Why EV smart charging and load management are becoming essential for deploying charging infrastructure in increasingly grid-constrained environments
• How battery energy storage systems (BESS) and energy management platforms help operators optimize energy consumption, manage peak demand, and improve profitability
• Why operational excellence and charger reliability are becoming key competitive differentiators as the market matures
• How large infrastructure providers are evolving from charger deployment to delivering fully integrated energy solutions combining charging, solar, storage, and energy management
• Why high-power charging (HPC) and future megawatt-scale charging hubs require new approaches to grid integration, power distribution, and site design
• How ecosystem collaboration between hardware manufacturers, software providers, utilities, and CPOs is becoming critical to scaling EV charging infrastructure successfully