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Localiser brings together geospatial data, location intelligence and market players to make commercially viable charging infrastructure and hydrogen projects a reality.

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Supply structures at the intersection of demand and profitability

E-Mobility

Planning charging infrastructure means making capital-intensive investment decisions under uncertainty. A poor site decision can undermine profitability for years — while the market ramp-up demands both speed and scalability. In heavy-duty transport, the complexity increases further: electric trucks need charging infrastructure exactly where real traffic flows, route profiles and actual charging demand come together.​

Hydrogen

As both an energy carrier and a raw material, hydrogen is key to a climate-neutral future — for industry, transport and energy supply. Its ramp-up depends not only on production, but on the entire value chain: from generation and import through transport and storage to end use. For a market to emerge, the players have to find one another. Yet they are spread across countries, industries and stages. Who needs whom often remains invisible.

Why we built Localiser Identify demand correctly. Understand the potential. Unlock the right locations.

Charging an electric vehicle is now part of everyday life, and hydrogen fills gaps that electricity alone cannot. But competition and cost pressure are rising. With them, so do the demands on every player — and on the quality of their decisions.

Placing infrastructure where it is genuinely needed is the result of intelligent planning backed by robust analysis. Operating it profitably also requires detailed market data and a precise understanding of the factors that drive success.

Often it is difficult to bring the available information together effectively, or the right partners are simply missing. The result: infrastructure that isn't profitable to operate, or projects that fail to move forward.

We are convinced that data-driven location analysis is the decisive factor in sound investment decisions, successful implementation and profitable operation. That is why we developed Localiser together with our customers.

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The challenge of electromobility: Plan EV charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

The planning of charging points is associated with uncertain and expensive decisions. Time and again, the question arises as to where charging infrastructure can be operated economically and sensibly. If the wrong location is chosen, the operation of charging points is uneconomical. At the same time, the expansion of charging points and charging hubs must be carried out very quickly in order to be competitive. Understandably, many companies are therefore unsure how to find and analyze the best locations. We are aware of this problem from 15 years of experience in the field of electromobility. For this reason, we have developed Localiser, the software for secure and standardized planning of EV charging infrastructure.​

We go one step further: the electric future of heavy goods transport requires an optimal charging infrastructure for electric trucks. Localiser offers a Europe-wide analysis of heavy goods vehicle traffic data (including service areas and departures) and enables the Fast Finder to find the best locations for charging stations for electric trucks.

Price- and utilization data: Utilization data for smarter charging infrastructure planning

At Localiser, we process real operational data of over 2,000 CPOs throughout Europe. The daily updated data includes the price structure for end customers (ad-hoc price and tariffs of MSPs) as well as the historical utilisation (e.g. kWh/month) of existing charging infrastructure. Our customers benefit from an improved evaluation of new locations and can also process the price and utilisation data of the competition themselves.

This is what our customers say about Localiser:

The standardized evaluation and analysis of Localiser helps us to compare the locations with each other and select the right number of stations and charging capacity.

Sophia Schubert

Business Analyst Public Charging E-Mobility · Vattenfall

When implementing charging infrastructure concepts for our customers, Localiser helps us to find the best and most profitable charging locations in the shortest possible time.

Hanna Full

Senior Consultant · GP Joule Germany

Localiser helps us to evaluate locations for charging stations in the Bochum region.

Fabienne Müller

Sales manager for electromobility · Stadtwerke Bochum GmbH

Localiser offers well-founded sales forecasts for micro-locations as well as detailed advice.

Rouzbeh Amini

Head of Infrastructure Origination · Ampega

Excerpt of current projects, partners and customers

GP JOULE (opens in a new tab) DEKRA (opens in a new tab) Mer (opens in a new tab) TotalEnergies (opens in a new tab) Vattenfall (opens in a new tab) Mannesmann Line Pipe (opens in a new tab) Stadtwerke Lübeck (opens in a new tab) BTU (opens in a new tab) Berlin Partner eMO (opens in a new tab) Ladegrün (opens in a new tab) NIO (opens in a new tab)
Stadtwerke DRIVE (opens in a new tab) HOWOGE (opens in a new tab) Sprint (opens in a new tab) Carré (opens in a new tab) DKB (opens in a new tab) BVG (opens in a new tab) HOCHTIEF (opens in a new tab) Stadtwerke Ludwigsburg (opens in a new tab) Orlen (opens in a new tab) RLI (opens in a new tab) Sparkasse Magdeburg (opens in a new tab)
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Plan the best locations for your charging infrastructure in 3 steps:

1.

Experience location evaluation live

Take advantage of our free Localiser demo and get to know the potential of your planned locations with our specialists.

2.

Evaluate all locations yourself

In our free demo, you can try out Localiser for 5 locations for two weeks risk-free and free of charge.

3.

Benefit from optimal locations for your charging points

With the Localiser platform, you can achieve the best possible ROI for your charging infrastructure.

Localiser map view of an urban area with marked charging locations and a 2027 forecast map: 43.3% AC, 11.7% DC, and 17.2% HPC utilization, along with the respective annual energy demand in kWh.
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The 5 most important points when planning charging infrastructure

You want to set up EV charging infrastructure for electromobility? But charging points that are not used are uneconomical. How do you find those locations where the potential for e-mobility is highest? How many charging processes can you expect per day and which charging power is the right one?

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Know the inventory EV charging infrastructure

Get an overview of existing charging points in your area. Use the Localiser tool for your search. Mark fast and normal charging points, for different customer groups. And then take this information into account in your planning. Because if you set up public charging points and keep an eye on the distances to existing charging points, you will ensure a good charging network by distributing your points correctly.

2

Take into account the potential for electromobility

In the next few years, tens of thousands of new electric cars will be registered in Germany. But where exactly are the hotspots for this development, and where will charging points be needed afterwards? Research projects have shown that a number of sociodemographic parameters are decisive for this. The core questions are: What is the distribution of single-family homes compared to multi-family homes in my search area, what is the age structure in the area, what is the purchasing power? Evaluate this data for your potential charging points or your region, and they identify the areas with the greatest growth potential.

3

Align charging points with demand

Studies show that much of the charging today takes place at home. As the number of e-vehicles increases, drivers will also want to charge at work, while shopping at the supermarket, or in other situations where their car is parked for more than 15 minutes. Check: what so-called "points of interest" are available? What are the traffic volumes of the streets near the charging points? Where are parking spaces that can be converted for EV charging? In doing so, see where public demand for charging points will arise.

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Involve stakeholders

It goes without saying that the grid connection for your charging points must be checked - so get in touch with them. But if citizens are also to be involved, if the housing industry is to participate and other interested parties, then you will get so much information about your charging points this way that you can make a better decision.

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Take advantage of funding opportunities

With the right location, your charging station has the best prerequisites to be economical. If you also receive funding, the investment will be easier for you. Check the federal government's programs, keyword "Charging infrastructure funding guideline". Also look for funding opportunities at the level of your federal state.

If you need help with planning charging infrastructure or applying for funding, please feel free to contact us.

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Planning EV charging infrastructure with e-mobility software from Localiser

Planning charging infrastructure That is why you can trust Localiser

Fast and completely digital planning of EV charging infrastructure

We work with the knowledge from over 15 years of electromobility research and artificial intelligence (AI)

In total, we have already evaluated more than 2,000,000 locations

Localiser is the first DIN-compliant charging infrastructure planning software

Our digital atlas is the only planning tool in Germany that also shows parking space

Plan your charging infrastructure internationally

Localiser in figures

880+

Companies plan with us in the area of charging infrastructure and hydrogen

2,000,000+

Locations were rated in total by our customers

48,500+

​Locations are evaluated live by our customers today

3,000+

projects

Europe’s charging market, layer by layer

50+ data layers behind every analysis, forecast and benchmark for EV and e-truck charging

Digital Atlas in the Localiser app: three stacked map layers – potential as a coloured grid with charging points, the road network and a satellite image – beside the menu with General, Infrastructure, POIs, Potential and TEN-T

Planning charging infrastructure All this offers you Localiser

Location and area analysis for charging infrastructure

Invite as many partners as you like to your project

View the best and most economical locations on the map

Excel and PDF export of your site analyses

Regular data updates for the best results

Findings from more than 15 years of analyzing the electromobility industry

Fast, simple and cost-efficient planning of charging infrastructure

Simultaneous analysis of several 100,000 sites

We comply with DIN SPEC 91433

Our FastFinder calculates the best locations for you in each search area

Education, training and webinars about our service

Plan your charging infrastructure internationally

Benefit from data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)

Changelog with all new features and updates

Europe-wide analysis of heavy goods traffic for electric truck charging stations

Utilization and price data for smarter planning of the charging infrastructure

Planning EV charging infrastructure: Location analysis with Localiser

Localiser uses artificial intelligence to plan your charging infrastructure. You simply enter your locations as geodata or addresses in our Localiser site evaluation tool and the platform shows you the best locations for charging points.

Localiser app: map of a charging site with the selected configuration of AC, DC, and HPC charging points and the 2027 sales forecast

Planning your charging infrastructure: Layer for specification

Locations vary in their suitability for your charging infrastructure planning. At which locations is your investment most worthwhile? You can choose between different layers for this purpose. For example, let us show you parking lots and shopping centers. All layers are available to you and we are always working on developing new ones. The layers you choose save themselves automatically, you never have to activate them again when you reload the website. This way you can plan the best locations for your charging infrastructure.

Localiser app: list of points of interest such as parking options, supermarkets, and hotels, each individually toggleable next to the map

Software for charging infrastructure planning: Data as Excel export

The locations for your future EV charging infrastructure are furthermore provided to you as an Excel file. You can download these in the Localiser site evaluation tool app. The locations and data can of course also be accessed via the Localiser app. So nothing stands in the way of your charging infrastructure planning.

Localiser app: table of rated charging sites with power output and rating per charging type and a button for Excel export

Research-based charging infrastructure planning: Expertise from over 15 years of research in electromobility

As a spin-off of the Reiner Lemoine Institute, an independent, non-profit research institute, in the field of renewable energies, we have many years of experience in electromobility research. Together with our developers, we are able to offer a platform that simplifies the planning of your charging infrastructure.

Four members of the Localiser team on an outdoor staircase

We set standards: Localiser was involved in the development of DIN SPEC 91433

In 2020, Oliver Arnhold, CEO of Localiser, and his team won the Innovator Award from the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) in the category "Market launch of a product or service". We are thus setting new standards in electromobility - DIN SPEC 91433 is authoritative for the planning and installation of charging infrastructure for battery electric vehicles. Since the publication of DIN SPEC 91433 in 2020, we and our partners have been applying this DIN standard across the board in the planning of charging infrastructure.

DIN SPEC logo with the tagline "Today an idea. Tomorrow a standard."

Localiser answers the following questions

Where are the best locations for new charging points?

I have several potential locations, but which one has the most need?

How do I prepare for electromobility in the real estate industry?

As a network operator, how can I digitize the network connection processes?

How can I accelerate the expansion of the charging infrastructure?

How can I involve other stakeholders in my projects?

Plan EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen infrastructure: Who is the Localiser software suitable for?

I run charging infrastructure

CPO · municipal utilities · grid operators

I have a site

Supermarkets · DIY stores · restaurants · property management

I'm a public-sector actor

Government · economic development

I'm a charging infrastructure partner

Trades · component manufacturers · investors

Street map of a Berlin district with colour-coded areas and numbered sites

Plan your EV charging infrastructure with the software from Localiser!

Electromobility stands for an environmentally friendly and low-emission transportation option. However, the challenge of e-mobility lies in the planning of charging infrastructure. Because those who plan charging stations usually make uncertain decisions and they are confronted with an immense financial and time effort. The question always arises: Is this location economical?

To avoid these uncertainties, we developed the Localiser platform for secure planning of EV charging infrastructure. With the help of our platform, you can find the best locations, make the right investment decisions, and build out your charging infrastructure network at lightning speed.

Would you like to plan your EV charging infrastructure with Localiser? Then feel free to contact us via our contact form. We will get back to you as soon as possible and provide you with a suitable offer.

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Localiser participates in the expansion of the Deutschlandnetz

In 2021, the German network was put out to tender by the federal government. Localiser supported this project to expand the charging infrastructure in Germany. To this end, we made our charging infrastructure software available free of charge during this period.

To the Deutschlandnetz
Satellite map of an urban area with coloured search-area circles and a data field: Search area ID 22206, Lot ID 22, Region 2 – North-East, Category XL with 15 charging points

FAQ - Electromobility and charging infrastructure planning

What does the Localiser platform offer?

​Would you like to plan charging stations nationally or internationally? Then the Localiser platform can help you find the right locations. This allows you to avoid uneconomical locations and ensures that you make the right location decision. Localiser analyzes your locations and shows you where charging stations are worthwhile in the planned region. Use the numerous filters in the app to find your nearest charging locations.

​How can I register for the Localiser tool for planning charging infrastructure?

​Would you like to plan your charging infrastructure with Localiser? Then request your free, no-obligation demo version today. In an initial consultation, we will explain how the platform works and its advantages. You can analyze up to five sample locations of your choice in the demo version, so please let us know which ones you would like to use before the consultation.

Who is the Localiser platform particularly suitable for?

Our planning app has a very interdisciplinary structure. The Localiser platform is therefore suitable for a wide range of customers. These include CPOs, municipal utilities, network operators, politicians, retailers, the housing industry, the catering industry, component manufacturers, investors, economic development agencies, and many more.

How much does it cost to use the Localiser tool?

The cost of using the Localiser platform is based on certain criteria. If you would like to plan charging stations with us, we will advise you in detail on the costs and services of the Localiser tool. In addition to our standard packages, we offer three Pro packages for even more detailed planning of charging infrastructure.

What do the Pro packages include?

In addition to our standard charging infrastructure planning packages, we offer our customers three Pro packages: the “Location Performance Analysis” package, the “E-Truck Location Planning” package, and the “Enterprise Solution” package.

Is there a sliding scale licensing model if I want to analyze a larger number of locations?

Yes. Our licensing model is scaled according to the number of locations that can be managed and evaluated simultaneously in one country. If you have any questions about costs, please get in touch: write to us at connect@localiser.de or call us on +49 (0)30 120843430.

What is the Digital Atlas?

The Digital Atlas shows you where charging points are profitable. Here you can filter by specific factors to find the right locations for your charging infrastructure. For example, you can filter this interactive map by buildings, parking spaces, traffic, existing charging stations, OPVN, and many other traffic and socioeconomic data to compare and find the best location for your charging points. The Digital Atlas displays the data in a scaled or overlapping format.

What is Fast Finder?

Fast Finder is a special feature in our charging infrastructure planning platform. In just a few seconds, it calculates where you should place charging stations in your planning region. This allows you to find the best locations for your charging infrastructure and make sensible investments.

What types of charging stations can be planned with Localiser?

With the Localiser platform, you can plan any type of charging station, whether AC charging stations (normal charging), DC charging stations (fast charging), or HPC charging stations (ultra-fast charging).

Can I export data from the platform? If so, in which formats?

Yes, you can export the data from your location analyses. You can choose between Excel export and PDF export.

How often is the data in the digital atlas updated?

We update our data daily.

When can I use the Localiser tool for planning charging infrastructure and the Digital Atlas?

Once your account has been activated, you can get started right away. You can add our Pro packages and other extras at any time.

Is there any help available for using the Localiser platform?

Yes, you can find the manual for using the Localiser platform in the app menu under “Manual.” It explains everything step by step, from registration to the individual functions. If you can't find what you're looking for there, you can contact our professional team at any time, either by email at info@localiser.de or by phone at +49 (0)30 120843430.

Can multiple users work on a single project?

Yes, this is possible. Our manual walks you through step by step how this works.

​In which countries is the Localiser app for planning charging infrastructure available?

The Localiser platform for planning charging infrastructure is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom. The same layers and functions are available for each of these countries. The hydrogen marketplace is available in Germany, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, with the same functions in each country.

My question was not listed. Who can I contact?

Do you have further questions or could your request not be clarified in the FAQ? Then please feel free to use our contact form or call us at +49 (0)30 120843430.

The challenge of electromobility: Plan charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

We know that planning charging points involves uncertain and expensive decisions. That's why we developed Localiser: With us, you can find the best locations for charging points, make the right investment decisions, and build your charging infrastructure in no time.

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Here you can view all important dates, events, functions and lectures in which Localiser is participating.

Next events

2. Nov

eMO Stakeholder Dialogue 2026 and 15 Years of eMO in Berlin (opens in a new tab)

Mon., 2. November 2026

Ludwig-Erhard-Haus, Berlin

On 2 November, eMO, the Berlin Agency for Electric Mobility, is hosting its Stakeholder Dialogue 2026 and celebrating its 15th anniversary. The focus is on how electric mobility in Berlin and the surrounding region will evolve through 2030. Oliver Arnhold, CEO, will attend on behalf of Localiser and give a short talk in the “Voices from the Network” session on how reliable data supports the expansion of charging infrastructure in the capital region.

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This is what our customers say about Localiser:

Localiser supports us in planning new charging locations. Because we want to install charging stations where they are most urgently needed. Localiser's standardized evaluation and analysis helps us to compare the locations with each other and select the right number of stations and charging capacity.

Sophia Schubert

Business Analyst Public Charging E-Mobility · Vattenfall

Localiser helps us to evaluate locations for charging stations in the Bochum region. This allows us to plan our charging infrastructure appropriately. The Localiser team explained all the important functions of the app to us in a very clear onboarding session. If we still have any questions, the online manual, the version overview and Localiser support are there to help us. We look forward to working with Localiser in the future.

Fabienne Müller

Sales manager for electromobility · Stadtwerke Bochum GmbH

Ampega is responsible for the investment activities of Talanx AG, one of the ten largest European insurance groups. Localiser offers well-founded sales forecasts for micro-locations as well as detailed advice. These are essential for our investment decisions in charging infrastructure as part of sustainable equity and debt investments.

Rouzbeh Amini

Head of Infrastructure Origination · Ampega