Every charging session involves a handshake drivers never see: identifying the vehicle, working out who pays and at what price, and settling the bill across roaming partners whose figures don't always agree. Björn Albertsson co-founded Metergram, a 50-person services company that works only on EV charging software for operators, eMSPs and utilities worldwide.
Recorded live at Fleet & Mobility Live 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham, this conversation explains what "software-defined charging" means once a depot adds battery storage, solar, V2G and demand charges. It also looks at what happens when a fleet's charging, fleet management, transport management and monitoring systems don't work together.
In this episode
AutoCharge vs Plug & Charge, and what semi-public depots need
Roaming reconciliation and the gaps in how OCPI gets interpreted
Why V2G still lacks a mature market
The risk of bolting ever more features onto one platform
Björn's advice for fleet managers: plan more, and keep systems modular
Björn's magic wand wish: braver policymakers.
Links
Björn Albertsson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornalbertsson/
Metergram: https://metergram.com