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Almere, 8 May 2025 – Leasing company Athlon is entering into a partnership with Deftpower to enable the smart charging of more than 30,000 electric cars. With the Athlon Charge charging card and app, the company is taking a leading role in the mobility and energy transition. Electrifying your fleet plays a crucial role in reducing grid congestion and making business mobility more sustainable. In addition, electric cars are also the best choice in terms of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), considering maintenance and charging.
Smart charging as a crucial step in the EV transition
Athlon acts as a Mobility Service Provider (MSP) and offers customers a charging tag and app. This allows electric cars to be charged smartly both at home and at public charging points, and you can charge your electric car automatically when electricity is greenest and cheapest! This helps companies reduce their CO₂ emissions and reporting obligations, but also delivers financial benefits. Smart charging is a strategic solution for keeping electric driving affordable. But how does it work in practice? You link the app to your car and indicate what time you need the car again. You can then connect the charger at any time. The app ensures that you charge during the off-peak hours of your energy contract. It's that easy! In the public domain, customers also benefit from cashbacks at 2,000 charging stations in Amsterdam, managed by Equans.
Deftpower: the technology partner for smart charging
Athlon has chosen Deftpower, a leading technology company in the field of EV charging, for its smart charging technology. The Arnhem-based company has been developing cloud-based software that intelligently controls power consumption for many years. This is both more scalable and more cost-efficient than traditional charging station control.
Paul Bouwmeester, Business Development Director at Athlon, is looking forward to this new step: ‘In addition to reliable solutions, our customers want to know what they are paying for. With our Athlon Charge app, we offer our customers the transparency they want in all their charging costs. And by using EV batteries, such as those in our cars, in a smart way, we contribute to a stable and efficient electricity grid. Deftpower is an indispensable partner in achieving this.’
Jacob van Zonneveld, CEO of Deftpower, adds: ‘The commercial EV market is the driving force behind the energy transition. Athlon has an impressive long-term vision for electrification and sustainability, and we are proud to help them realise it.’
Athlon Charge: complete EV charging solutions
In addition to smart charging, Athlon Charge offers access to 900,000 charging points in Europe, which are easy to find via the Athlon Charge app. Home charging sessions are also reimbursed, so customers can charge at home without any worries. And especially for employees, we facilitate the home charging solution, which is integrated with the Athlon Charge charging tag and app.
About Athlon
Athlon develops innovative, sustainable, flexible and (cost-) efficient mobility solutions. Athlon is the proud market leader in the Netherlands and has existed for over 100 years. Its customers and employees are its main source of inspiration and motivation. Curious about Athlon's ambition? That is carefree and sustainable mobility. Today and tomorrow. Athlon is active, directly or via partners, in 20 countries in Europe, with its headquarters in the Netherlands. Athlon is part of Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG. Find more information at www.athlon.com/nl.
Athlon - getting you there
About Deftpower
Deftpower was founded in 2020 with the mission to make charging electric vehicles as affordable and efficient as possible. Its revolutionary platform for Mobility Service Providers (MSPs) connects charging networks, car manufacturers and energy companies in a scalable and cost-efficient way. With the rapid growth of electric driving, the underlying technologies must meet the highest standards – and that is exactly where Deftpower excels. The company now works with more than 30 MSP customers in nine countries and offers access to all major charging networks in Europe.
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Over Athlon
Athlon ontwikkelt innovatieve, duurzame, flexibele en (kosten)efficiënte mobiliteitsoplossingen. Athlon is trotse marktleider in Nederland en bestaat al meer dan 100 jaar. Haar klanten en medewerkers zijn de belangrijkste inspiratiebron en drijfveer. Benieuwd naar de ambitie van Athlon? Dat is zorgeloze en duurzame mobiliteit. Vandaag en morgen. Athlon is, rechtstreeks of via partners, actief in 20 landen in Europa, met het hoofdkantoor gevestigd in Nederland. Athlon maakt deel uit van Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG. Meer informatie vind je op www.athlon.com/nl.
Athlon – getting you there
Over Deftpower
Deftpower werd in 2020 opgericht met de missie om het laden van elektrische voertuigen zo betaalbaar en efficiënt mogelijk te maken. Het revolutionaire platform voor Mobility Service Providers (MSP’s) verbindt laadnetwerken, autofabrikanten en energiebedrijven op een schaalbare en kostenefficiënte manier. Met de snelle groei van elektrisch rijden moeten de onderliggende technologieën aan de hoogste eisen voldoen – en precies dat is waar Deftpower in uitblinkt. Inmiddels werkt het bedrijf samen met meer dan 30 MSP-klanten in 9 landen en biedt het toegang tot alle grote laadnetwerken in Europa.
Contactgegevens
Athlon: Michelle Nieskens via michelle.nieskens@athlon.com
Deftpower: Jacob van Zonneveld via press@deftpower.com
