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One Integration, 1.1 Million Charge Points
Announced on June 3, 2026, the partnership sees Road officially join Hubject's Intercharge eRoaming platform. The immediate benefit is mutual: Road's customers — charge point operators and eMobility service providers — gain access to more than 1.1 million charge points in over 75 countries without building any additional bilateral integrations. In return, Road's own network of 100,000+ public charge points, primarily across Benelux and Germany, is set to become accessible to all Intercharge partners in the medium term.
Christian Hahn, CEO at Hubject, described the deal as "a meaningful addition to the Intercharge network," noting that Road serves "a broad base of CPOs and eMSPs in markets where interoperability is already well established." That is a pointed observation: the Netherlands and Germany are among the most developed EV charging markets in Europe, and both have long demanded open, interoperable solutions as a baseline expectation rather than a premium feature.
Who Is Road — and Why Does It Matter?
Road was founded in 2017 in the Netherlands with a specific thesis: that charge point operators and e-mobility service providers do not need to build proprietary charging software from scratch. Instead, they need a reliable, white-label, modular SaaS platform they can brand and customize, then focus on growing their business.
The company's platform supports OCPP 2.x and OCPP 1.6 protocols — the industry standards for hardware-to-software communication — secured by TLS 1.3+ encryption and backed by a claimed 99.98% uptime. Road holds ISO 27001 certification and complies with GDPR, which has become table stakes for operators deploying infrastructure in European regulated markets.
Its customer list is telling: Vattenfall, Kia, energy retailer GreenChoice, construction and infrastructure company Heijmans, and solar equipment leader SMA — a cross-section of energy utilities, automotive brands, and infrastructure firms that reflects where EV charging is actually being deployed today. Competitors in this space include Ampeco and Driivz, both of which have been growing aggressively across Europe.
Hubject: The Backbone Most Drivers Never See
Hubject was founded as a joint venture by eight heavyweights: BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, EnBW, Enel X, E.ON, Bosch, and Siemens. Based in Berlin, it has grown into the world's largest international eRoaming network, connecting more than 3,500 B2B partners across 75+ countries. The Intercharge platform eliminates the need for complex bilateral agreements between every pair of operators — instead, a single integration point unlocks cross-network charging for both drivers and businesses.
Hubject also supports Plug&Charge, the ISO 15118 standard that allows compatible EVs to authenticate and start charging automatically without apps or cards. As more new vehicles ship with Plug&Charge capability — Porsche, Hyundai, BMW, and others have already deployed it — platforms like Intercharge become even more strategically important.
Fragmentation: Europe's Persistent Charging Problem
Despite years of investment and regulation, public charging in Europe still frustrates many drivers. The core issue is fragmentation: a patchwork of operators, apps, RFID cards, and pricing structures that vary not just between countries but between neighbouring towns. EU regulations like the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) are pushing for improved interoperability and transparency, but the technical plumbing that makes roaming actually work across networks remains a complex, competitive market.
eRoaming platforms like Hubject's Intercharge, alongside rivals such as e-clearing.net, play a critical role in bridging these silos. Every new software provider — like Road — that connects its managed charge points to an eRoaming backbone expands the practical usability of the entire charging ecosystem for end users.
With Road's 100,000 charge points integrated, an EV driver using any eMSP connected to Intercharge will eventually be able to charge at Road-managed stations using their existing contract — no new app, no separate account. That sounds simple. It is anything but, which is why announcements like this one matter.
Interoperability as Competitive Advantage
From a business perspective, the deal reinforces a trend that has been accelerating since 2024: charging software providers are increasingly competing on ecosystem connectivity, not just features. Being connected to Hubject's 1.1-million-point network is a selling point that Road can now put in front of prospective CPO customers who need to guarantee their drivers broad access from day one.
For smaller or newer charge point operators, the calculus is straightforward: build on a platform that is already plugged into the global roaming infrastructure, rather than spending months negotiating individual agreements with major networks. Road's modular, subscription-based model lowers the barrier further, letting operators pick the components they need without a monolithic implementation.
As EV adoption in Europe continues to climb — the continent saw a 38% surge in battery electric car registrations in April 2026 alone — the infrastructure layer connecting all these charging points will only grow in strategic importance. Partnerships like Hubject and Road's are, in many ways, the unglamorous but essential work of building the grid that will support millions of new EV drivers over the coming decade.
What is eRoaming and why does it matter for EV drivers?
eRoaming allows EV drivers to use public charging stations operated by different networks using a single contract, app, or RFID card. Platforms like Hubject's Intercharge act as intermediaries, handling authentication and financial settlement between charge point operators and eMobility service providers so drivers don't need separate accounts for every network they visit.
How does Road's partnership with Hubject benefit charge point operators?
Operators using Road's platform now gain access to Hubject's Intercharge network of 1.1 million+ charge points across 75+ countries through a single integration. This means their customers — EV drivers — can automatically access far more charging stations without the operator needing to negotiate bilateral agreements with every other network individually.
What is Plug&Charge and does this partnership affect it?
Plug&Charge (based on the ISO 15118 standard) lets compatible EVs automatically authenticate and start charging simply by plugging in — no app, card, or manual step required. Hubject's Intercharge platform already supports Plug&Charge for many charge points. As Road's network integrates into Intercharge over the medium term, Plug&Charge-capable vehicles may gain access to those stations as well, depending on how operators configure their systems.
Source: https://www.electrive.com/2026/06/03/hubject-welcomes-software-provider-road-as-a-new-partner/