ChargePoint steps up growth plans with ViriCiti acquisition

By Matt de Prez

12 August 2021

ChargePoint has acquired ViriCiti, a provider of electrification solutions for bus and commercial fleets, to enhance its fleet solution portfolio.

The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology will become part of ChargePoint’s operations.

ViriCiti will enhance the ChargePoint fleet solution portfolio of hardware, software and services by integrating information sources to optimise electric fleet operations, including battery management, charging station monitoring, OEM-agnostic telematics, vehicle maintenance and vehicle operations data.

The combined solution will enable fleets to identify what routes to electrify, monitor and report on uptime, optimise fuelling to ensure operational readiness at low cost, and integrate vehicle and charging station management.

Pasquale Romano, president and CEO of ChargePoint, said: “The future of fleets is electric, and integrating charging solutions with the many business systems already in place in today’s depots is essential to successful electrification.

“Adding ViriCiti’s vehicle management capabilities to our fleet portfolio allows ChargePoint to deliver more functionality to eBus and commercial fleet operators, while remaining open to integration with existing telematics systems.

“The combined solution underscores the importance of software to EV charging and will ensure operational readiness at low cost as fleets of all types across North America and Europe continue to electrify.”

ViriCiti has more than 50 employees in the Netherlands and United States, and has 150 fleet operators, 3,500 connected vehicles and 2,500 networked ports under management.

Freek Dielissen, CEO of ViriCiti, added: “Our mission over the last nine years has been to help fleet operators manage their electric operations. Today, zero-emission transportation is at a tipping point, and we are excited to join EV charging leader ChargePoint, integrate our complementary offerings and tap into the resources that will enable the electrification of fleets at a faster pace across North America and Europe.”