The guiding principle in our approach was to eliminate all the complexity and the stress that EV drivers face, from the very beginning. The answer was to create Charge & Drive, an industry-leading service that provides drivers with the information they really need, in a clear and understandable format, and complemented with world-class design and UX.
The website is built around the Charge & Drive application, co-created by Fortum and Futurice, which gives drivers access to over 3,500 charging stations in the Nordic countries. It makes it easy for them to locate nearby charging stations, plan journeys, easily start and stop charging sessions, order a charging key, as well as access their charging session history and receipts.
To ensure that drivers enjoy a wide range of charging stations, the Charge & Drive platform includes partnerships with Recharge, Kople, and the City of Oslo. Recharge is one of the largest fast charging networks open to everyone in the Nordic countries, while Kople focuses purely on Norway. All of these charging stations within the network can be located on the Nordic station map in the app.
Additionally, the concept includes B2B partnership services for fleet owners as well as car rental and leasing companies.