Last Mile Solutions

When you decide to become a charge point operator, you're not just building a charging business. You need to have a solid billing and finance set-up, too. 💰 Most of those who decide to build their own EV charging platform end up buying one anyway - two or three years later, after spending millions they didn't need to. What initially looked like a technical problem wasn't that at all. Building a production-grade charge point management system isn't just an engineering challenge. It means solving VAT compliance across multiple countries, financial settlement between roaming partners, billing edge cases, and a fintech-grade infrastructure. A smarter approach? Outsourcing the compliance-heavy infrastructure to platforms that have already solved it. Investing capacity in the things that differentiate a CPO: client relationships, commercial propositions, network growth. 👇 We wrote a full breakdown of this decision for CPOs: numbers, timelines, and an honest look at when building actually is the right call. https://lnkd.in/eyZwqx88 Worth a read if you're at this stage, or advising someone who is. #CPO #CPMS #EVcharging #lastmilesolutions

Over 62,000 heat-related deaths in Europe in 2024. €18 billion in flood damage in 2024. 1 million hectares of European land burned by wildfires in 2025; almost a quarter of the Netherlands. The climate crisis is no longer a future scenario. It is a reality we are already living through, and its acceleration is measurable. Europe’s wildfires, floods, and heatwaves are symptoms of a system that has depended on fossil fuels for too long. At the same time, they are accelerating electrification across Europe — increasing pressure on charging infrastructure, grid capacity, and energy management. The energy transition is both our greatest challenge and our greatest opportunity. A complete shift to clean, decentralised energy is part of the answer. The question is how fast we can build infrastructure that is reliable, scalable, and ready for growing demand. Every emissions target, extreme weather event, and policy shift is reshaping the market our Partners operate in. Demand for clean, reliable charging is no longer driven by early adopters — it is driven by necessity. Turning Energy into Value. Want to know more? lastmilesolutions.com #TurningEnergyIntoValue #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition

Can your smart charging platform still optimize when offline? Across Europe, electrification is moving faster than grid connections can keep up, leaving many operators stuck waiting instead of scaling. Our new white paper explores how leading operators are solving this with local intelligence, real-time load balancing, and smarter use of existing infrastructure. With insights and real-world cases from DHL and ASR, it shows how charging performance can increase without waiting for more grid capacity. Inside: • Why grid congestion is the real bottleneck • Why most smart charging is only as smart as your internet connection • How local control unlocks more capacity from the same connection For CPOs, fleet operators, and energy managers facing grid limits today. Download the white paper here: https://lnkd.in/eqHZRctA #EVCharging #SmartCharging #Electrification #EnergyManagement #CPO

In 2010, Tim Van Leeuwen's father started an EV charging company when people were still asking: "Who would want to drive a car with a battery?" Today, Van Leeuwen Oplaad manages 4,000+ smart charge points and 20,000+ charge cards as a full-service CPO - with a single-digit team ⚡ One of the secrets? Choosing the right Partner. On the Last Mile Solutions platform, they built a model that let's them do it all: 🔹Remote diagnostics and troubleshooting: fewer site visits required 🔹Automated invoicing under their own brand: customers stay with them, not a faceless platform 🔹Invoicing & reimbursement handled by the platform: no finance team needed 🔹ERE certificates: a full e-mobility solution that adapts to the newest market developments 🔹Leads and sub-CPO support from LMS: both them and their partners grow "I noticed we suddenly got extra income every month. You could really see a future in it. And then I quit my previous job." — Tim van Leeuwen, co-owner and Director From 'dumb' chargers to 4,000 managed charge points and a stellar reputation. This is what the right CPMS platform makes possible. Read the full success story → https://lnkd.in/eF9ppyWd #casestudy #CPO #eMSP #EVcharging #vanleeuwenoplaad #lastmilesolutions

What started in 2016 as a pilot project with We Drive Solar turned into a 10-year partnership. 🔆 Throughout the years, we've been working together to accelerate and scale up the roll-out of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) solutions in the Netherlands. The challenge in energy market doesn't only lie in managing energy consumption, but in balancing the generation, storage, and demand of energy. With We Drive Solar’s expertise in innovative charging solutions and our platform as the processor, we’ve been able to bring real solutions onto the streets of the Netherlands.  Together, we're accelerating the energy transition, with the shared ambition of making EV charging infrastructure an integral part of a stable energy system.  Thank you Solar & Storage Magazine for covering our partnership story. Read the full story in Dutch here: https://lnkd.in/etA8gark  

Imagine a city where every home, every vehicle and every office generates, stores and shares electricity. Streets are quieter. Air is cleaner. The grid is no longer one-way but a living network of producers and consumers. This is already happening. The energy transition is decentralising at speed. And the infrastructure to connect it all is being built right now. For Charge Point Operators and eMSPs, a decentralised system changes what infrastructure needs to do. Not just deliver energy, but balance it, trade it, and account for it across more actors than ever before. We are here to connect it. That is our role in the energy revolution. Turning Energy into Value. Want to know more? www.lastmilesolutions.com #TurningEnergyIntoValue #energytransition #emobility

Your seat in the energy transition is waiting. At Last Mile Solutions, we are hiring across Product and Tech, and Commercial teams. We are looking for people who want to remove complexity in the energy transition and create tangible impact for partners, customers, and communities across Europe. Curious? Explore our open roles: https://lnkd.in/ehZaWe_8 #Hiring #JoinOurTeam #TechJobs #ProductJobs #CommercialJobs

For Mental Health Awareness Month, we reflected on mental wellbeing at Last Mile Solutions. Beyond programs, surveys, and dashboards, what are the real everyday signals of mental wellbeing at work? This led us to informal conversations with colleagues, asking a simple question: what are the moments in your day that support how you feel at work? The answers were not about big initiatives. They were about small human moments that create energy, connection, and balance throughout the day. Our culture embraces these moments, where mental wellbeing is enhanced in the everyday work experience. #MentalHealthAwerenessMonth #EmployeeExperience #MomentsThatMatter

"Infrastructure that touches national energy systems needs to be governed by European rules, built with European technology, and free from the kind of vulnerabilities that come with dependence on suppliers from non-European states. " That's one of the takes from Arne Richters, our Head of Public Affairs, in our latest article on why easing off #CO2targets and #EVadoption now would be one of the costliest strategic mistakes Europe could make. On the electric road ahead, Europe should be in the driver's seat. ➡️Read the article below: https://lnkd.in/eTeQg-zX #takechargeEU #EVcharging #EUpolicy #emobility

We're excited to announce our alliance with Lemonflow, a Munich-based AI company building voice and text agents specialised in EV charging support. Lemonflow's AI agents are already active across 160,000+ charge points in 15+ countries, handling first-line driver support and resolving issues quickly in 90+ languages. Fast, reliable help when drivers need it most. A particular focus of this partnership is the deep integration with the Last Mile Solutions platform. Lemonflow's agents don't just talk to drivers - they act. They can read live charger status, reset a charger, stop a session, or unlock a cable - all in the background and automatically. For CPOs running on our platform, this means they can access: 🔹AI-driven first-line support that scales with your network 🔹Faster issue resolution and a better driver experience 🔹Reduced support costs without added operational complexity 🔹Support in 90+ languages, out of the box ‶Together with Last Mile Solutions, we are improving the driver experience through faster, more reliable support, while helping operators run their networks more efficiently at scale." — Konstantin Huneke, Co-founder & CEO at Lemonflow ‶Delivering a consistent, high-quality charging experience is one of the biggest challenges. Sometimes drivers need assistance whilst charging. With Lemonflow's generative AI-powered solutions, we can help Partners achieve this whilst controlling operational costs and providing the quality customers expect." — Roy Blok, Business Development Director Partnerships at Last Mile Solutions This is AI in EV charging done right: deeply integrated, immediately useful, and targeted to the use case. #emobility #EVcharging #partnership #AI #lastmilesolutions #lemonflow