By 2032, there will be around 80 million electric vehicles in Europe. When they charge will matter for the entire energy system. Gridio has been building the platform to make that work since 2021. Here's what we do and why.

Our reason for existing

EV charging should happen when there is surplus clean and cheap energy on the grid, and it should pause when there isn't. In practice, that usually means charging in this order of preference:

1. When the driver has excess solar on the roof.
2. When wholesale electricity prices are lowest.
3. When the local grid can handle the extra load without strain.

Market prices, weather data, and grid signals already tell us when those windows are. The missing piece has been translating that into a decision that actually charges the right car at the right moment without bothering the driver.

Works with the EV and inverter you already have

We don't like adding hardware. Every home already has a charger; most modern EVs and solar inverters already speak to the cloud. Instead of adding another box, Gridio integrates directly with more than a dozen car manufacturers and more than a dozen solar and battery inverter brands.

That removes a real pain point for drivers. You don't have to worry about which charger to buy, install, or modify. Gridio becomes a smart optimisation layer on top of the devices you already own.

For energy suppliers, it means the same thing at scale: they can offer smart charging to their entire EV customer base without shipping hardware, certifying installers, or running a supply chain.

Official partnerships, not workarounds

We've built relationships with car groups including BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, and Volkswagen Group to guarantee officially approved, seamless, and secure data connections. That matters: reliable smart charging isn't possible on top of scraped or reverse-engineered APIs.

Everything through the app

The goal is to make smart charging as easy as opening an app. Individual drivers can join directly through the Gridio app. Energy suppliers who want to serve their customers can embed Gridio into their own app, or launch it under their own brand.

Gridio app

Everything through your phone

• Automatic price optimisation

  Works whether your contract is dynamic, fixed, or time-of-use.
• Automatic solar charging

  Charges whenever excess solar is available from your roof.
• Tailored charging schedules

  Set your ready-by time, target charge level, price ceiling, and location.

Better for drivers, better for suppliers, better for the grid

Energy suppliers should reward EV drivers for flexible charging, not penalise them. Our energy supplier partners can offer dedicated EV tariffs that actively incentivise charging when clean, cheap energy is plentiful, and pause it when the market is short.

Done well, this means lower bills for drivers, a more predictable and flexible load for suppliers, and less strain on the grid during peak hours. Everyone wins.

What's in the platform

Gridio is live in 28 European countries. Below is a summary of what we deliver today, for both audiences we serve.