Best of LinkedIn: Electrification & Battery Technology CW 24/ 25
Electrification and battery tech shifted further from ambition to execution over the past two weeks. The strongest signals came from charging reliability, fleet infrastructure, bidirectional charging, battery-backed fast charging and product launches around Power2Drive Munich.
Date
June 25, 2026
Electrification & Battery Technology
Thomas Allgeyer

Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!

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Charging Reliability & Operations

  • Charging competition shifts from footprint expansion to uptime, payment simplicity and charging success rate
  • Operators focus on Plug & Charge, real-time support, transparent pricing and improved user experience
  • Charger failures are increasingly treated as system issues across hardware, vehicles, payments, telecoms and software
  • AI moves into operations through customer support, issue resolution, uptime improvement and charger monitoring
  • Cable theft, charger manipulation and component theft become visible operational risks

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Fleet & Heavy-Duty Electrification

  • Fleet bottlenecks move from vehicle availability to depot power, grid capacity and load management
  • Depot charging is increasingly planned as an integrated energy system, not a standalone charger rollout
  • Battery-buffered chargers and mobile storage help fleets reduce dependency on delayed grid upgrades
  • Megawatt Charging System rollout advances for electric trucks and high-power commercial vehicle hubs
  • Shared depot networks, electric bus financing and truck charging sites signal industrial-scale deployment

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Bidirectional Charging & Home Energy

  • V2G and V2H move from pilots toward commercial customer propositions
  • Volkswagen Group and Elli present an integrated offer with vehicle, BiDi charger, tariff model, smart meter and energy-market access
  • Bidirectional value depends on flexible tariffs, peak reduction, grid services and home energy optimisation
  • ISO 15118-20, wireless bidirectional charging and home energy certification support technical readiness
  • Home energy momentum builds through Powerwalls, stackable batteries and V2H use cases

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Bidirectional Charging & Home Energy

  • V2G and V2H move from pilots toward commercial customer propositions
  • Volkswagen Group and Elli present an integrated offer with vehicle, BiDi charger, tariff model, smart meter and energy-market access
  • Bidirectional value depends on flexible tariffs, peak reduction, grid services and home energy optimisation
  • ISO 15118-20, wireless bidirectional charging and home energy certification support technical readiness
  • Home energy momentum builds through Powerwalls, stackable batteries and V2H use cases

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Battery-Backed Charging & BESS

  • Battery Energy Storage Systems become a core enabler of high-power charging infrastructure
  • Storage bridges the gap between limited grid connections and rising fast-charging demand
  • Battery-integrated chargers reduce grid dependency and improve economics at constrained sites
  • Semi-solid and solid-state battery developments show progress in vehicle testing, energy density and BESS applications
  • Commercialisation remains tied to manufacturing quality, thermal control, process stability and long-term reliability

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Power2Drive Munich & Product Launches

  • Power2Drive Munich acts as the central launch platform for charging hardware, V2G, fleet solutions and battery-integrated infrastructure
  • Exhibitors present new DC chargers, V2G home chargers, semi-solid BESS, MCS solutions and charger testing tools
  • BYD highlights ultra-fast charging with 1.5 MW charging and very short 10-70 percent charging windows
  • XCHARGE, EVbee, Floox, KEBA, Raedian, Peblar and EVBox expand portfolios across DC charging, battery-integrated systems and distributed architectures
  • Product focus shifts toward high-power charging, reliability, grid relief and integrated energy management

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Partnerships, Funding & Market Consolidation

  • chargecloud manages Ford’s EV charging operations across major German manufacturing sites
  • BearingPoint and SAP position Fleet & Charge Cloud as an integrated model for fleet, charging and SAP Concur workflows
  • Green Logistics Enabler adds SMATRICS as partner for electric truck charging parks
  • EcoG highlights partnerships with Mastercard, The Mobility House and Google across Plug & Charge, bidirectional charging and AI-enabled fleet operations
  • Acquisitions, financing rounds and infrastructure funding continue across fleet, charging and multifamily use cases

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Real Estate & Destination Charging

  • EV charging gains traction as a monetisation lever for real estate owners and retail destinations
  • Retail parks, car parks and multifamily properties are positioned as high-value charging locations
  • Charging is increasingly linked to footfall, dwell time, customer choice and asset utilisation
  • Buildings evolve into active energy systems combining charging, solar, storage and demand flexibility

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Market Takeaways

  • Charging operators will compete on reliability, uptime guarantees, payment compliance and digital operations
  • Fleet electrification will require integrated planning across vehicles, depots, grid capacity, storage, software and tariffs
  • BESS will become a standard component of high-power charging economics in grid-constrained locations
  • V2G will scale only where hardware, tariffs, standards, grid readiness and customer value propositions align
  • Winning platforms will connect EVs, chargers, batteries, software, payments and energy markets into one operating model

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