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ANWB Energie is bringing smart charging to its EV drivers at home for the first time. Powered by Deftpower, the solution is open to ANWB Laadpas users with an eligible charger.

Allego and Deftpower are launching a cashback programme across approximately 1,100 selected charge points in France and Germany. Eligible drivers using participating MSP apps will receive €0.20/kWh in cashback at these locations, giving Allego a targeted way to steer demand towards the chargers where it wants to raise utilisation and driver loyalty.

Deftfleet gives MSPs and mobility providers a ready-to-brand portal for small and mid-sized business fleets without having to design and build the fleet-manager experience themselves. Fleet managers get one clear place to manage drivers, vehicles, charging cards, sessions, costs and invoices.

MICHELIN Connected Fleet has launched MICHELIN EV Charge, a charging solution that gives fleet managers and drivers across Europe access to more than 1.2 million charge points through a single, dedicated app. Powered by Deftpower and fully integrated into the MyConnectedFleet platform, the solution aggregates charging and telematics data so fleets can analyse usage and optimise their charging costs, helping to lower their total cost of ownership.

Deftpower’s latest price transparency improvements help EV drivers understand and compare charging costs before choosing where to charge. From prices and estimated session costs on the map to clearer tariff breakdowns and live cost information, drivers can make more informed decisions throughout the charging journey.

For most of the last decade, the charging business ran on one idea: build more chargers and sell more energy. That model built the network Europe now depends on, but it is now reaching its ceiling.

MAINGAU has selected Deftpower as its eMSP partner to elevate its Autostrom charging service for its private and fleet customers.

Ubitricity and Deftpower are expanding the reach of smart charging in the Netherlands by rolling out OCPI 2.2.1 Charging Profiles across 1,500 public charge points, making Ubitricity the first charge point operator globally to do so at scale. Smart charging with cashback can now be managed at the charge point, helping more EV drivers save money and further easing peak congestion on the Dutch electricity grid.

For the first time in the Netherlands, a grid operator is involved in procuring flexibility through MSPs. The pilot is an initiative by Liander in collaboration with Deftpower, CPOs Vattenfall and Allego, and MSPs ANWB and Athlon. At 12,000 Vattenfall and Allego charging points in Gelderland, EV drivers receive a financial reward for easing grid congestion.

From 2030, every new passenger car sold in the Netherlands must be electric – so how does an electricity grid that already struggles with 700,000 electric cars cope with 1.9 million? Almost 600 hours of negative electricity prices in 2025 tell us that the problem is not a shortage of energy but the timing of when it is used.

Athlon Nederland has become the first leasing company to offer fleet drivers the opportunity to earn cashback for charging off-peak. Built on Deftpower's smart charging platform, the initiative gives fleet drivers a direct financial incentive to shift charging away from peak hours, activating a sizeable segment of EV drivers that is contributing to demand flexibility for the first time.

Every evening across Europe, millions of EV drivers plug in at the same time, and grid infrastructure built for a different era is struggling to keep up. The default response has been to build more infrastructure or curtail charging speeds, but neither addresses the root cause: when and how drivers choose to charge. Deftpower has developed a model that does, using cashback and smart-charging technology to incentivise drivers to charge outside peak times.

Charge points across the Netherlands are underutilised for most of the day while demand – and energy costs – cluster heavily into a narrow peak window. Off-Peak Rewards is the mechanism Deftpower has developed to help CPOs increase utilisation and spread that demand more evenly, while lowering energy costs by giving drivers a direct financial incentive to charge at times of lower demand.

Allego, the leading European public charging network, has launched overnight smart charging across 4,500 charging points in the Netherlands. Developed with Deftpower’s technology, the solution rewards EV drivers with cashback for participating in grid-aware charging, shifting 70% of consumption from the evening peak to lower-demand moments.

The European Union set out in the EU Electricity Directive 2019/944 that renewable energy targets would be more effectively met through a market framework that rewards flexibility and innovation. For that, the European Innovation Council (EIC) awarded Deftpower €2.5m through its Accelerator programme to advance this model into real-world application.

The real value of attending industry events is getting wind of the insights that everyone seems to circle back to. Here are the three themes that dominated conversations at E-World energy & water in Essen this year and that will be shaping industry decisions for the year ahead and beyond.

Millions of connected EVs already have the potential to act as the world’s largest battery for the grid. This Groene Zaken podcast episode with Deftpower CEO Jacob van Zonneveld explores how rewarding driver flexibility is the key to turning that potential into real impact for Europe’s energy system.

Ubitricity launches grid-aware charging with cashback for charge apps: enabling drivers to reduce charging costs while easing grid congestion at 407 Shell Recharge connectors

EV drivers can now directly charge at Tesla Superchargers through their trusted eMSP app.

Ultra-rapid charging network partners with Deftpower to simplify EV charging for commercial fleets across UK, Netherlands, and Germany

Investment round led by Endeit Capital with participation from Proeza Ventures, 4impact Capital, Rethink Mobility, and business angel Jan Fredriks.

Backed by Deftpower’s cutting-edge technology, Athlon Charge enables users to charge when electricity is greenest and cheapest—cutting costs while supporting a more stable grid.

Een zes maanden durende proef in Amsterdam onderzoekt hoe e-rijders flexibel kunnen laden tegen lagere kosten, met een slimme verdeling van beschikbare energie.

New feature powered by Deftpower enables automatic odometer readings during charging, improving fleet management, fraud prevention, and vehicle valuation.

Volue and Deftpower are partnering to make EV charging smarter and more efficient in Norway, improving interoperability, reducing costs, and supporting a more sustainable power grid.

Mbrella and Deftpower’s new EV charging app offers access to 800,000+ stations and enhanced cost control for fleet managers.

By 2030, MSPs will revolutionize EV charging with smart charging, cost savings, and seamless user experiences while boosting grid efficiency and market profitability.

ANWB becomes one of the largest Mobility Service Providers in Europe after only 4 months of partnership.

What has fuelled our EV charging revolution.