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🌍 The Global South is leapfrogging in EV adoption while the West still claims it cannot happen In Germany (and much of the Western world) we often hear a condescending narrative: “Developing countries will never manage the EV transition, they cannot afford it, the infrastructure is missing, the power supply is unreliable.” This narrative imagines an electrified mobility future as something far away, maybe possible one day. The reality is different: in many places of the Global South it is already happening, and in some cases they are overtaking us: ➡️ New EV registrations in Asia and Latin America jumped over 60% in 2024 ➡️ In Vietnam, around 40% of new cars are already electric ➡️ Indonesia doubled its share to about 7.5% in just one year, despite heavy fossil fuel subsidies ➡️ Countries like Ethiopia are going further by banning imports of combustion vehicles ➡️ Local champions such as VINFAST (Vietnam),Togg (Turkey), and ATLAS eMobility Group (Morocco) are reshaping the market 💡 Why is this happening? For many countries in the Global South, the EV transition is not only about climate. It is about: ➡️ Cutting expensive oil imports and improving trade balances ➡️ Reducing air pollution in megacities ➡️ Building local industry and jobs with domestic EV brands ➡️ Using cheap renewables like hydro and solar to power mobility These arguments should be just as convincing in the West. Yet our debate often stays trapped in range anxiety or the defense of the status quo. 🚀 The takeaway Electrification is not a distant dream for developing countries. It is a present reality. The EV revolution is not waiting for the West, it is already reshaping mobility globally, with the South leapfrogging ahead in key areas. At Pionix we see tremendous interest in the openSource EVerest Project e.g. from India and Africa. EVerest is the perfect foundation to leapfrog the technology curve, not only for the South. Feel invited to join us. Full article (in German, Frankfurter Rundschau): https://lnkd.in/eJ3fJJ89

Community power: making kids visible on their way to school. As the new school year begins, every first grader at the Franz-Josef-Kuhn Primary School in Bad Schönborn received a bright yellow safety vest – carrying the message: “You are important – we make you visible.” The vests were donated by the school’s newly founded support association. Together with battery-direct GmbH & Co. KG., we at Pionix are proud to provide the financial backing to make this initiative possible. Safety on the way to school starts with visibility – and a strong community makes this visibility real. Here’s to a bright and safe start for all new students! In what ways is your company contributing to your community?

⚡ Big stage for EVerest — and we’re more than proud to be part of it! 🌍 We’re thrilled to share that Marco Möller will be on stage as a Keynote Speaker at LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 in Aachen 🇩🇪. In his keynote — From Ambition to Reality: How We Built the Global Open Source Community Around EVerest — Marco will take you behind the scenes of how a bold vision turned into a global, open source movement for EV charging. 💡 You’ll hear how the EVerest Project unites developers, companies, and innovators worldwide to build a fully open, interoperable foundation for EV charging — the same foundation that powers Pionix products and drives our mission for a more connected, future-proof charging ecosystem. And because we love to make it real, Marco will also host an EVerest demo, showing how open source accelerates development, simplifies integration, and ensures chargers work — anywhere in the world. 📅 10–11 September 2025 | Aachen, Germany 🧑💻 Demo: Sep 10, 2025 — 14:30 | Demo Station 2 – Gold (AU) / Copper (CU) 🗣️ Keynote: Sep 11, 2025 — 09:50 | Carbon (C) We can’t wait to see you there — let’s connect build the future of clean mobility together ⚡

Coffee, croissants, and conversations that matter ☕ 🥐 Exclusive e-mobility breakfast in Berlin — just a few seats left, catch yours ⚡ This week, we’re teaming up with ENAPI to host an exclusive e-mobility breakfast in Berlin — a quiet moment before the busy days ahead. Why join? Because sometimes the best ideas happen off-stage: • A table full of decision-makers from the e-mobility community • Conversations on roaming, protocols, and how to make EV infrastructure less chaotic • A shared belief that standards, platforms, and clean data matter 🔌 Our promise: No agenda. No speeches. Just good people, good coffee, and the right conversations. 👉 We’ve got just a handful of seats left — reach out to Marco Möller, Markus Wolfer, Piet Gömpel or Robert de Leeuw if you’d like to catch one. No guarantees, but we’ll try our best 🙌.

Today marks a big step forward for open EV charging ⚡ This announcement will reshape how our industry builds together When we founded Pionix, our conviction was simple: The EV charging ecosystem needs openness, community, and standards if we want to move beyond fragmentation and accelerate mass adoption. That belief led us to initiate EVerest Project by LF Energy in 2020 — and since then, we’ve seen a vibrant open-source community grow around it, implementing protocols like OCPP, ISO 15118, and more. Over the past months, we’ve been listening closely to our community, partners, and customers. The message we heard was clear: 👉 Keep it open. Keep it simple. Keep extending EVerest. So today, we are announcing two important steps forward: 🔹 We donate major parts of BaseCamp into EVerest We are contributing significant parts of BaseCamp, our commercial-grade charger operating system, into the main open-source EVerest project — including a comprehensive integration manual, a broad range of hardware drivers, a new API layer, and testing modules. By donating these building blocks, we strengthen the open-source foundation of EVerest. Developers and manufacturers will gain broader hardware compatibility, richer documentation, and easier APIs — enabling faster, more reliable, and more collaborative development. 🔹 We support your product development with custom engineering services At the same time, demand from charger manufacturers and system integrators for expert implementation support has never been higher. That’s why we’re refining how we help: with custom engineering services that provide integration support, tailored development, and guidance — so you can move faster, reduce risk, and bring charging solutions to market sooner. What this means: - For developers & manufacturers: free access to BaseCamp’s most valuable components — directly integrated into EVerest. - For operators & integrators: a stronger, field-proven stack with extended driver support and simplified APIs. - For the industry as a whole: a unified vision that accelerates innovation and strengthens the open-source ecosystem. 👉 You can find more details in our new blog post — link in the comments. For us at Pionix, this is more than a strategy update. It’s our way of doubling down on openness, collaboration, and community. By contributing key parts of BaseCamp into EVerest, and by supporting companies with custom engineering, we’re helping to remove barriers and shape the future of EV charging. Let’s keep building the future of open EV charging — together.

More than technology 🤝 ⚡ Why collaboration drives EV charging forward — meet us at ICNC25 From September 2–4, 2025, the EV charging industry will gather at Berlin Tempelhof for the intercharge network conference 2025. And of course, Pionix will be part of it. Because driving mass EV adoption requires more than just advanced technology — it takes collaboration, open standards, and strong partnerships. At ICNC25, you’ll find our team exchanging ideas, exploring new solutions, and connecting with peers across the ecosystem. Whether you’re a charger manufacturer, CPO, or e-mobility innovator — let us have a talk about how we can shape better charging experiences together. 📍 Let’s connect in Berlin. Reach out to us before the event or stop by during the conference — we’re looking forward to inspiring conversations and new connections.

When strong partners meet, great things happen ⚡ 💪 Turning shared vision into real impact — from controller to customer experience Recently, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dennis Hering and Mario Phytec Haas from our long-standing partner PHYTEC to the Pionix HQ. We believe that true innovation in e-mobility doesn't happen in silos — it happens through collaboration. That’s exactly what defines our partnership with PHYTEC: turning complexity into progress and making real impact for charger manufacturers and end users alike. 🔌 At the heart of this partnership: The phyVERSO®‑EVCS — a smart, modular EV charger controller powered by Pionix BaseCamp, our operating system based on the open-source technology of the EVerest Project.   Together, we offer a flexible, future-proof solution that supports today’s most important charging standards — from OCPP and ISO 15118 to Plug and Charge and beyond. 🧠 And we didn’t stop there. Together with additional partners, we co-developed the EVCS-Cube: an evaluation platform that makes it easier than ever to kick-start and test new EV charging solutions — AC or DC. Built around phyVERSO®‑EVCS and equipped with BaseCamp, which builds on the EVerest open-source technology, it enables development teams to plug in, power up, and innovate without starting from scratch. This is what partnership looks like: Open collaboration. Shared standards. Real progress. We’re proud to work with PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH — and excited to keep building the future of EV charging, together. ------------- So tell us — are you still developing your charger software from scratch, or are you already skipping the basics to focus on what truly sets your solution apart?

Growth eats culture for breakfast ⚡ 🥐 — but only if you forget that culture is the real driver behind innovation. At first glance, Pionix might seem like it's all about technology. Almost true — but not quite. Because innovation doesn’t start with code. It starts with culture. As a remote-first company, we’ve learned that: 💡 You don’t build great teams by bringing people back into offices. But you also don’t build deep trust without face-to-face connection. That’s why we regularly organize on-site gatherings, hackathons, and company-wide co-working weeks — to create shared moments that go beyond the screen. Yes, it takes effort to plan these days at our HQ close to Heidelberg, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe (south Germany). But every time, the result is worth it. We hear it again and again from our team: These moments matter. Because they remain special. One of our most recent meetups brought together our Go-to-Market team — including new faces, meeting for the first time in person. Working sessions, breakout discussions, coffee chats, lunch conversations... And in the evening? A laid-back bowling night where it felt less like work and more like friendship. Even our CEO Marco Möller joined to knock down a few pins — and yes, he did quite well 😉 We’re already looking forward to the next round. Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about building software and making EV charging easier for manufacturer, CPOs and end users. It’s about building the kind of company people want to be part of. ----- But let's come back to our headline: 👉 What does your company do to nurture culture and create an environment where people feel good — and talent can grow?

Bridging the gap to mass EV adoption — one conversation at a time. See you at Intercharge Network Conference 2025 ⚡ From September 2–4, Berlin Tempelhof will once again bring together the leaders, innovators, and changemakers of the EV charging world — and we’re excited to be part of it. At Pionix, we believe the future of e-mobility hinges not only on great technology, but also on great customer experiences. That’s why we’re especially looking forward to this year’s conference theme: Shaping Customer Experiences Bridging the Gap to Mass EV Adoption Here’s what’s on our radar: 🔹 Inspiring talks and fresh perspectives 🔹 Exploring the Tech Village and its hands-on innovations 🔹 Catching up with long-time partners, clients, and industry friends 🔹 And of course — making new connections that move us all forward 👋 Meet our team on site: Marco Möller | Markus Wolfer | Robert de Leeuw | Oliver Keel | Piet Gömpel (+ more) If you’re attending intercharge network conference 2025 as well — don’t hesitate to reach out or stop us for a chat. Let’s shape the next phase of smart, scalable EV charging together. #ICNC25 #InterchargeNetworkConference #EVCharging #SmartCharging #CustomerExperience #EVAdoption #Ecosystem #Interoperability #OpenSource #BaseCamp #EVerest #Pionix

V2G is one of THE topics in the industry ⚡ Meet Marco in Brussels this year and discuss with him, why Open Source plays a crucial role.