BERLIN, September 3, 2025 – FRYTE Mobility, a Munich-based startup, has demonstrated a significant milestone for electrified road freight transport. At this year’s Intercharge Network Conference (icnc25) in Berlin, FRYTE, along with its partners Bosch Road Services, SBRS, and Hubject, presented the first fully automated reservation process for an electric truck charging station. This innovation works directly from route planning systems and is built on the new OCPI standard.
Laying the Foundation for Predictable Electric Logistics
Road freight transport places significantly higher demands on charging infrastructure than passenger vehicles. It requires larger energy volumes, more powerful charging, and must accommodate strict conditions driven by time pressure and tight delivery windows. The solution presented by FRYTE Mobility directly addresses these needs, making the electrification of logistics predictable and reliable.
Maximilian Zähringer, CEO of FRYTE, explained the core benefit. “Charging point reservation solves two central challenges,” he said. “When implemented correctly, it ensures reliable operation of e-trucks for fleet operators and, at the same time, a secure and predictable utilization of charging infrastructure for operators. Interoperability is key to enabling automated booking directly from transport management.“
For fleet operators, the ability to reserve charging sessions in advance means e-trucks can be reliably integrated into tight schedules. Furthermore, charging infrastructure operators, whether public or private, benefit from improved capacity management. The reservation function not only streamlines operations but also opens the door to private charging point sharing, allowing for customized charging networks.
A New Standard for Interoperability
The introduction of this reservation function requires a high level of system integration. To reliably incorporate e-trucks, transport management systems (TMS), energy management systems (EMS), and charge point management systems (CPMS) must interact seamlessly. Communication between TMS and CPMS, for instance, must be based on the new OCPI standard 2.3.
The foundation for this collaboration is FRYTE’s modular cloud ecosystem. It bundles core components like calendar, route planning, and reservation for both charging and fleet operators. FRYTE is the first to consistently implement this interoperability based on the OCPI standard.
Hartmut Entrup, Director of Energy Solutions at FIEGE Logistik, confirmed this assessment from a private CPO’s perspective. “We are transforming all relevant Fiege logistics sites into energy ecosystems,” he said. “Knowing when our trucks and those of subcontractors will charge at our sites is critical. A digitalized reservation process provides us with the relevant information for optimization and gives our partners the confidence that their e-trucks can recharge at our depots.“
Thomas Ertel, CTO of JUNA Technologies, added to this. “We are already working with FRYTE on charging stop planning and POI data through direct interfaces,” he noted. “The ability to make reservations directly from our systems via these interfaces is the next logical and important step.“
A Collaborative Effort Showcased in Berlin
At the icnc25 demonstration, Hubject acted as the Reservation Hub and B2B marketplace, while SBRS served as a CPO and Bosch Road Services as the booking service provider. FRYTE provided the integration module connecting EMPs’ TMS systems. Other partners included Fiege Logistik, which represented the private CPO perspective, and JUNA, an e-truck provider that contributed practical expertise. Ultimately, only through this close interaction can energy demand be precisely secured and the use of e-trucks scaled sustainably.
