Top Charging as a Service Startups/SMEs Recognized by MarketsandMarkets' 360Quadrants Report 2025

360Quadrants has released its Charging as a Service Startups/SMEs, 2025 report, recognizing key players such as Electrify America, Freshmile, and Vattenfall AB. The report highlights their excellence in market presence, product innovation, and business strategy. Electrify America offers hyper-fast DC charging and digital features, Freshmile provides turnkey charging infrastructure, and Vattenfall AB leverages its power generation and utility networks to build and manage public EV charging points. The report aims to help decision-makers make strategic vendor choices based on data-backed evaluations.

360Quadrants has released its latest report, "Charging as a Service Startups/SMEs, 2025," identifying key players in the market for their excellence in market presence, product innovation, and business strategy. The report highlights Electrify America, Freshmile, and Vattenfall AB as leaders in the sector.

Electrify America, a U.S.-based company backed by Volkswagen, operates one of North America's largest open-access fast-charging networks with around 950 stations and 4,250 connectors. The company's unique selling proposition (USP) lies in its hyper-fast DC charging capabilities, digital features such as Plug & Charge, and mobile app-based start/pay options. Electrify America also offers solar- and battery-backed infrastructure to manage electricity demand. Strategically, the company partners with major retailers and utilities, handling turnkey installations and ongoing operations for businesses and fleets, and leverages federal NEVI funding.

Freshmile, a French pioneer in the charging-as-a-service space, offers turnkey charging infrastructure solutions. The company provides services such as site feasibility, installation, operation, fleet management, and public interoperability. Freshmile's strategy focuses on delivering seamless customer experiences across fleets, businesses, municipalities, and private drivers. The company offers customized charging solutions for homes, workplaces, and public spaces, supported by responsive customer service and integrated billing platforms.

Vattenfall AB, a Swedish state-owned energy company, is expanding its Charging as a Service (CaaS) offerings across Northern Europe. The company's USP is its integrated energy approach, leveraging its large-scale presence in power generation and utility networks to build and manage public EV charging points. Vattenfall has a significant rollout in the Netherlands, with 74 municipalities, and aims to scale its utility-driven charging infrastructure across Europe. The company's strategy combines smart-charging solutions, grid flexibility services, and clean-energy integration.

The report aims to help decision-makers make strategic vendor choices based on data-backed evaluations. 360Quadrants' proprietary methodology maps competitive positioning across 7,000+ micro markets within 10+ industries, enabling informed decisions. The evaluation considered factors such as revenue, geographic presence, growth strategies, investments, and sales strategies.

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