ChargePoint closes acquisition of European EV platform has·to·be

With the combined acquisitions of has·to·be and ViriCiti, ChargePoint claims to have the most complete set of solutions for electrified fleets in Europe and North America.

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, closed its previously announced acquisition of leading European electric mobility platform has·to·be.

has·to·be, the provider of be.ENERGISED, is a leading cloud- based e-mobility EV charging and enterprise software platform.

In August 2021, ChargePoint announced its acquisition of ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets with a customer base in Europe and North America.

“Today we announce our accelerating leadership position in the European EV charging market with the closing of our acquisition of has·to·be, which combined with our acquisition of ViriCiti and our existing broad portfolio of charging infrastructure solutions position ChargePoint well in commercial and fleet segments. With these acquisitions, we grew our talent pool across and have state-of-the-art research and development centers across Europe,” said Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint.

Launched in 2007, ChargePoint is now one of the largest charging networks in North America and Europe with more than 150,000 charging ports accessible on its own network.