ALD Automotive is teaming up with ChargePoint Holdings Inc to create a new EV charging business in Europe for international and local corporate clients.

The new charging business will provide a single dedicated app and charging card, offering charging at home, in the office or on the road

The plan is to create a uniquely positioned electric Mobility Service Provider (eMSP) that will propel corporate fleet electrification.

The new charging business will provide fleet drivers with a single charging solution for easy access, payments and reimbursement reports. Drivers will access a charging network of over 485,000 charging ports across Europe, with a single dedicated app and charging card offering charging at home, in the office or on the road.

Fleets will also benefit from a consolidated reporting and invoicing solution that provides an overview of all charging costs, enabling operators to control and monitor charging expenses.

This will aggregate public, workplace, depot and home charging costs in one single dashboard to enable holistic control – a particular benefit for fleet operators that manage their EV fleets through multi-leasing companies and charging wall box providers.

The eMSP will be headquartered in Paris and is expected to go live in the final quarter 2023, starting in France and the Netherlands and followed closely by Belgium and Germany, with subsequent roll-out in eight European countries by 2025. These span Italy, the UK, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Norway.

The plan is to roll out the new business to further geographies over time, as well as to SMEs, leasing companies and private individuals, in addition to carbon brokerage services (vehicle to grid, carbon credits…) in the medium term.

The new business reinforces the existing partnership between ALD Automotive and ChargePoint; the two firms have been working closely since 2019 together to offer a comprehensive portfolio of bundled leasing and charging services.

Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint, said: “Together, ChargePoint and ALD Automotive will enable more businesses and drivers frictionless access to simple and reliable charging, opening up the millions of lease company-controlled vehicles in Europe to the EV revolution.”

Tim Albertsen, CEO of ALD, confirmed: “We believe that this unique charging value-proposition for fleets will be a game changer in accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles. With one of the largest multi-make fleets of electric vehicles worldwide, we take our responsibility of facilitating the energy transition seriously and are set on making sustainable mobility a reality.”