eCarUp

eCarUp is a Swiss electric-mobility software company and charging-network platform operated by eCarUp AG. Founded in 2017 as a joint venture between smart-me AG and Energie Thun AG, the company set out to make the simple billing and management of EV charging stations accessible to everyone. Its core proposition is a hardware-independent backend: rather than selling its own charging hardware, eCarUp provides a web portal and mobile app that connect to charging stations from more than 60 manufacturers, letting operators decide who may charge, when, and at what price. The platform is built around three charging scenarios. Public charging is open to everyone without a subscription or app — a driver scans a QR code, eCarUp handles payment, and the station owner receives the revenue. Semi-public charging serves employees, guests and tenants at the same station, each group with its own tariff and time windows, which suits company car parks, SMEs and fleets, hotels and parking garages. Private charging covers home and residential settings such as multi-family buildings, condominium owners' associations, underground garages and rental apartments, where each user pays for their own electricity and billing runs automatically in the background. By the time of its current marketing, eCarUp reported compatibility with more than 60 manufacturers, over 40,000 charging points across Europe, and more than 430 certified eCarUp partners. The company positions itself as a manufacturer-independent ecosystem that connects administrations, installers, partners and drivers, with no basic fee for drivers. Its stated vision is to shape the future of e-mobility and to develop technologies for tomorrow's decentralized energy supply, while empowering installation partners to grow independently and profitably. eCarUp AG is headquartered in Thun, Switzerland, and is led by founder Fabian Trinkler as CEO and board member, with co-founder David Eberli as Chairman of the Board. The company operates across Europe and describes a lean, dynamic corporate culture with modern working conditions. It is a private company, held by its founding joint-venture partners smart-me AG and Energie Thun AG.

eCarUp AG was founded in 2017 in Switzerland as a joint venture between smart-me AG and Energie Thun AG. The founding team included Fabian Trinkler, who became CEO and a board member, and David Eberli, who became Chairman of the Board. The company was established with a clear goal: to make the simple billing and management of EV charging stations accessible to everyone. From the outset, eCarUp pursued a hardware-independent approach. Instead of manufacturing charging stations, it built a software backend compatible with charging hardware from a wide range of manufacturers. This allowed station owners to connect existing or newly installed chargers to a single management platform, set tariffs and access rules per user group, and receive automated billing and settlement. The company combined what it describes as innovative Swiss software with open hardware compatibility. Over time the platform grew into a European charging network. eCarUp's current materials report compatibility with more than 60 manufacturers, more than 40,000 charging points across Europe, and more than 430 certified eCarUp partners. The offering was organized around three charging modes — public, semi-public and private — each addressing different operator needs, from municipalities and tourism destinations to company car parks, hotels, parking garages, multi-family buildings and condominium owners' associations. The company describes its vision as shaping the future of e-mobility and developing technologies for tomorrow's decentralized energy supply, while maintaining a dynamic corporate culture with lean processes and modern working conditions. It continues to operate as a private joint venture of smart-me AG and Energie Thun AG, headquartered in Thun, Switzerland, and serving markets across Europe.

• 2017

  eCarUp AG founded in Switzerland as a joint venture between smart-me AG and Energie Thun AG.

• Platform reaches compatibility with more than 60 charging hardware manufacturers.

• Network grows to more than 40,000 charging points across Europe.

• More than 430 certified eCarUp partners join the ecosystem.

Manufacturer-independent, hardware-agnostic EV charging billing and management ecosystem for operators, installers, partners and drivers across Europe.

• eCarUp backend

  Hardware-independent management backend compatible with charging stations from various manufacturers.

• eCarUp web portal

  User-friendly portal for operators to manage charging points, tariffs and access.

• eCarUp mobile app

  Modern mobile app for drivers to find and use charging stations.

• Public charging

  Open charging without subscription or app; QR-code scan and automated payment.

• Semi-public charging

  Shared stations for employees, guests and tenants with group-specific tariffs and time windows.

• Private charging

  Home and residential charging with automatic background billing.

1. 1Ladestationen abrechnen und verwalten mit eCarUpweb.ecarup.com
2. 2About - eCarUp AGweb.ecarup.com
3. 3eCarUpwikidata.org