EVWire brief: SWTCH Energy and FLO, two of North America’s leading EV charging providers, have announced a new roaming agreement to make charging simpler and more easily accessible for drivers.
The partnership enables EV drivers using either the SWTCH or FLO app to access both networks’ stations without creating additional accounts or managing multiple payment methods. This partnership should help with one of the biggest pain points in owning an EV and using publicly available charging infrastructure: charging network fragmentation. The partnership between SWTCH and FLO expands unified access to tens of thousands of public chargers across Canada and the U.S.
Today, EV drivers often juggle multiple apps and accounts depending on which charging station they encounter. The new SWTCH–FLO roaming integration helps to solve this by offering:
Cross-network access: Drivers can start and pay for charging sessions on either network directly from their existing app.
Simplified payments: Existing wallets and payment details automatically work across both networks.
Smarter trip planning: More chargers appear in-app, giving drivers confidence on longer journeys.
The roaming agreement builds on both companies’ existing partnerships with other Canadian and U.S. charging networks. It highlights a growing trend in the industry: collaboration as the path to accelerating EV adoption.
I think this is a win for EV adoption. Many multi-unit residential building (MURB) tenants would be familiar with SWTCH as they focus primarily on EV charging solutions in multi-family, commercial and workplace properties. Giving these tenants the ability to seamlessly use FLO public chargers is a win for tenants, as they are the demographic that would rely more on public charging infrastructure and can now do so without multiple apps.
FLO operates one of the largest and most reliable charging networks in North America, enabling more than 2 million charging events each month through over 140,000 public, private, and residential stations.
SWTCH and FLO are making EV charging simpler, more reliable, and more accessible, removing barriers that have historically slowed adoption.
My hope would be that in the future, there could be an app for all apps, which would make public charging less complicated and not seen as an obstacle to EV adoption.
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By breaking down network silos, we’re building the seamless, integrated charging ecosystem that drivers deserve.
FLO members can already access more than 110,000 public chargers. By joining forces with SWTCH, we’re strengthening our network even further and ensuring drivers experience seamless charging wherever their road takes them.
Sources: SWTCH ENERGY
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