Electric Era
Electric Era Technologies builds battery-backed DC fast EV charging stations (up to 400kW) for grocery, c-store, big-box, and fuel retailer sites in the U.S., and sells the CoPower Platform for AI data center grid augmentation.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersSeattle, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Electric Era does
Electric Era Technologies, Inc. is a Seattle-based, privately held company founded in 2022 by former SpaceX engineers that designs, manufactures, and operates battery-backed DC fast charging stations for retail and fuel-retail locations in the United States. Its core product is the RE400 charger (part of the RetailEdge platform), which uses a proprietary battery energy storage system to deliver up to 400kW per port from a limited grid connection, claiming a 70% reduction in grid connection costs and deployment timelines as short as 54 days versus an industry norm of 12-18 months. The technology stack is vertically integrated from low-level hardware telemetry through the Command Console monitoring platform to the HaloAI driver-facing assistant, with add-on Experiences modules for retailer loyalty and media monetization.
The company's revenue model combines hardware sales, Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS), utilization-backed financing, per-session transaction fees, and emerging software/retail-media revenue. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting grocery, c-store, big-box, and fuel retailer site hosts, supplemented by a channel through federal NEVI and state grant programs where Electric Era claims a 78.8% win rate and $61M in cumulative funding facilitated across 87 sites. Named enterprise customers and site hosts include Costco, Shell, Love's Travel Stops, SkyCharger, Giant Eagle, Plaid Pantry, Seven Feathers, and Bowlin's Travel Centers, with a WEX fleet payments partnership enabling commercial fleet charging as of May 2026.
In 2025 Electric Era expanded beyond EV charging with the CoPower Platform, which applies the same battery-backed grid augmentation architecture to deliver power capacity to AI data centers constrained by local grid limits. The company employs 11-50 people, achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification in January 2026, and is backed by investors including Chevron, Bridges, Proeza Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, and SQM. Revenue has not been publicly disclosed.
Electric Era firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Electric Era
- Legal name
- Electric Era Technologies, Inc.
- Website
- https://electricera.tech
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Electric Era Technologies builds battery-backed DC fast EV charging stations (up to 400kW) for grocery, c-store, big-box, and fuel retailer sites in the U.S., and sells the CoPower Platform for AI data center grid augmentation.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Electric Era industry classification
Industry- Product category
- EV Charging Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Battery Manufacturing (33591)
- SIC
- Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- EV Charging Hardware Manufacturing (AC/DC Chargers/Dispensers) (IMACACAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- EV Charging Network Management & Software Services (CPMS, Monitoring, Billing) (TLAKAMAG), EV Charging Equipment Installation & Commissioning (AC/DC, Depot/Fleet) (TLAKAMAE), EV Charger Operations, Maintenance & Field Service (O&M) (TLAKAMAF), EV Charging Payment & Reimbursement Programs (Public/Depot Charging) (TLABAMAK), DC/DC Converters & Battery Interface Power Electronics (EUAFAIAD)
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Where Electric Era is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Seattle
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Electric Era business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- EV Charging Station Sales and Deployment: Electric Era designs, builds, and operates high-performance DC fast charging stations for retail host locations. Revenue is generated through station deployment, with options for direct purchase, equipment financing, Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS), and utilization-backed financing. Stations generate revenue from charging sessions (per kWh/transaction fees).
- Charging Session Fees: Drivers pay per charging session at Electric Era stations. The company supports various payment methods including credit card tap, WEX fleet payment processing, and the WEX DriverDash app. Session data including driver ID, location, and vehicle mileage is captured for back-office reporting.
- Retail Media and Loyalty Products: The Experiences platform enables retailers to monetize EV charging as a marketing platform and loyalty program, generating additional revenue streams beyond charging fees.
- Grant and Government Funding Facilitation: Electric Era supports customers in securing NEVI, state, and local government funding for EV charging infrastructure, with a 78.8% win rate on grant applications and $61M won in total funding. This facilitates station deployments that might otherwise be economically unfeasible.
- CoPower Platform for Data Centers: Newer product line enabling AI data centers to unlock revenue through grid augmentation and power capacity expansion. Revenue model for this segment is emerging.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
Electric Era product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Electric Era designs, manufactures, and operates battery-backed DC fast EV charging stations (RE400/RetailEdge and Base Station) delivering up to 400kW per port for retailers, fuel retailers, and convenience stores, with vertically integrated software including the Energy Intelligence Platform, Command Console, and HaloAI assistant. The company also offers the CoPower Platform, extending its battery-backed grid augmentation technology to AI data centers needing additional power capacity above local grid limits.
Product overview
Electric Era offers a vertically integrated EV fast charging platform designed for retailers, combining proprietary battery-backed hardware and software. The core product portfolio centers on the RE400 (RetailEdge) DC fast charger—a retail-first solution delivering up to 400 kW—supplemented by the Base Station for standard deployments. Software additions include HaloAI (AI charging assistant), Command Console (real-time monitoring), and Experiences modules (Loyalty Program and Retail Media Network) that transform charging stations into customer engagement and monetization platforms. The company also offers Purchasing and Financing options including Charging-as-a-Service. Separately, Electric Era has launched the CoPower Platform specifically for AI data centers, addressing power capacity constraints with grid augmentation technology.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- RetailEdge: The first EV fast charging solution designed from the ground up for retailers, delivering high-power charging that extends retail opportunities into the parking lot.
- RE400
- HaloAI
- CoPower Platform
Products and services
- RE400 (RetailEdge) The flagship battery-backed DC fast EV charging station designed from the ground up for retailers. Delivers up to 400kW per port with proprietary battery energy storage that reduces peak grid input power requirements and simplifies installation complexity. Extends retailer brand into the parking lot, engages customers, and drives business outcomes for enterprise retailers, fuel retailers, and convenience stores.
- Base Station A foundational DC fast EV charging station offering battery-backed charging infrastructure for retail locations, designed for rapid deployment and high reliability. Shares the same battery-backed architecture and vertically integrated software as the RE400, optimized for standard deployments.
- CoPower Platform Power capacity solution for AI data centers that uses Electric Era's battery-backed architecture for grid augmentation. Enables AI data centers to dynamically add power capacity above local grid limits, delivering more compute from the same grid connection and saving years of deployment time versus traditional utility upgrades.
- Purchasing and Financing (Charging-as-a-Service) Financial solutions and engagement models for EV charging station deployment, including Direct Purchase, Equipment Financing, Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) where Electric Era designs, builds, and operates stations while retaining operational ownership, and Utilization-Backed Financing. Site hosts receive site host fees and foot traffic benefits under CaaS.
Quantifiable outcome
- 98%+ per-port uptime (vs. 97% NEVI requirement)
- +10 more outcomes
Companies that use Electric Era
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Electric Era technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability3 records
Feature9 records
Electric Era partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- WEXcoreElectric Era integrated WEX fleet payment processing into its retail-based DC fast charging network across the U.S., enabling commercial EV drivers to pay via WEX EV RFID cards or the DriverDash app at locations including SkyCharger Network, Plaid Pantry, Space Age, Love's Travel Stops, and Giant Eagle. The integration allows fleet managers to track both EV charging and ICE fueling expenses within a single WEX account, with automatic capture of session data, driver ID, location, and vehicle mileage for back-office reporting.
- ParencoreElectric Era partnered with Paren, the intelligent data layer for the EV industry, to co-produce the 2026 State of Retail-First EV Charging report. Paren provided datasets on station characteristics, utilization, reliability, and nearby amenities for 4,105 DC fast charging stations.
- Transportation Energy Institute (TEI)coreElectric Era partnered with the Transportation Energy Institute and Paren to produce the 2026 State of Retail-First EV Charging report, analyzing EV charging station performance based on nearby retail amenities.
- SkyChargerflagshipSkyCharger is building a West Coast network of reliable EV charging access for both passenger and commercial EVs, deploying Electric Era's battery-backed charging stations at sites including Arlington, WA and Akela Flats, NM (New Mexico's first NEVI-funded site).
- Space AgecoreElectric Era provides EV charging stations at Space Age travel center locations, with WEX fleet payment integration enabling commercial fleet charging.
- ShellcoreShell branded EV charging stations use Electric Era's battery-backed charging technology. Shell is listed among Electric Era's trusted partners on the company website.
- Love's Travel StopscoreElectric Era stations are deployed at Love's Travel Stops locations, providing DC fast charging for EV drivers with WEX fleet payment integration.
- Plaid PantrycoreElectric Era provides Plaid Pantry convenience stores with EV fast charging infrastructure, integrated with WEX fleet payment processing for commercial EV drivers.
- Seven Feathers Truck & TravelcoreTribal enterprise that partnered with Electric Era to bring Oregon's largest non-Tesla EV charging station to the I-5 corridor.
- CostcoflagshipCostco partnered with Electric Era to install 6 fast EV charging stalls at its North Port, Florida location. Installation completed in 54 days. Potential for expansion to additional Costco locations across 531+ U.S. warehouses.
- Bowlin's Travel CenterscoreSite host for New Mexico's first NEVI-funded EV charging site at Akela Flats along the I-10 corridor in Deming, NM.
- Columbus Electric Co-OpcoreCollaborated with Electric Era on the New Mexico NEVI site project along the I-10 corridor.
- Tait and AssociatesminorListed as a partner on the Electric Era website, providing engineering and site design services.
- MN8 EnergyminorListed as a partner on the Electric Era website.
- NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores)minorElectric Era is a member of NACS trade association, participating in the NACS Show where it launched the RetailEdge platform. Supports advocacy for EV charging at convenience stores.
- NATSOminorElectric Era is a member of NATSO, a trade association representing travel plazas and truckstops.
- EVC (Electric Vehicle Council)minorElectric Era is a member of the Electric Vehicle Council trade association.
Scale indicators23 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights8 records
Electric Era competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- FreeWire Technologies: FreeWire builds battery-integrated DC fast chargers designed to deliver high-power charging from limited grid connections. It is the closest direct competitor to Electric Era's battery-backed architecture and similarly targets retail and fleet customers.
- ADS-TEC Energy: ADS-TEC Energy manufactures battery-buffered ultra-fast charging systems that allow high-power EV charging on constrained grid connections, closely overlapping with Electric Era's core technology and customer base of retailers, fuel stations, and fleets.
- PowerFlex: PowerFlex (an EDF Renewables company) provides battery-integrated EV charging solutions for commercial sites, including adaptive load management that addresses grid constraints—directly comparable to Electric Era's battery-backed approach.
Broad incumbents
- ChargePoint: ChargePoint is the largest EV charging network in North America, offering AC and DC chargers plus a cloud management platform. While not battery-backed, it is a broad incumbent that competes for the same retail and commercial charging deployments.
- EVgo: EVgo operates one of the largest public DC fast charging networks in the U.S. and is a major recipient of NEVI funding. It is a broad incumbent competitor for highway-adjacent retail charging sites and government contracts.
- Electrify America: Electrify America is a major U.S. DC fast charging network backed by Volkswagen, competing for highway corridor and metro-area charging deployments, including many NEVI-funded sites.
- Blink Charging: Blink Charging provides a broad portfolio of EV charging hardware and networked services across retail, commercial, and residential segments, competing with Electric Era for retail and fleet customers.
- FLO: FLO is a major North American EV charging network offering AC and DC chargers with a vertically integrated software platform. It competes for both retail site deployments and government-funded NEVI projects.
Emerging players
- The Mobility House: The Mobility House specializes in battery storage integration for EV charging and V2G applications, targeting commercial fleets and site operators with technology that overlaps Electric Era's battery-buffered charging approach.
- InductEV (formerly Momentum Dynamics): InductEV provides high-power wireless EV charging for commercial fleets, applying battery and power-electronics innovation to fleet electrification—a comparable technology-forward approach to fleet and depot charging.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Electric Era social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
Electric Era financial estimates
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Electric Era leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
Electric Era funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds9 records
Investors15 records
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Electric Era M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Electric Era
What does Electric Era do?
Electric Era designs, manufactures, and operates battery-backed DC fast EV charging stations (RE400/RetailEdge and Base Station) delivering up to 400kW per port for retailers, fuel retailers, and convenience stores, with vertically integrated software including the Energy Intelligence Platform, Command Console, and HaloAI assistant. The company also offers the CoPower Platform, extending its battery-backed grid augmentation technology to AI data centers needing additional power capacity above local grid limits.
Is Electric Era a public or private company?
Electric Era is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Electric Era founded?
Electric Era was founded in 2020. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Electric Era based?
Electric Era is headquartered in Seattle, United States, in the North America region.
How does Electric Era make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. EV Charging Station Sales and Deployment is the primary driver. The others are charging Session Fees, retail Media and Loyalty Products, grant and Government Funding Facilitation and coPower Platform for Data Centers.
Who are Electric Era's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are FreeWire Technologies, ADS-TEC Energy and PowerFlex. Broad incumbents are ChargePoint, EVgo, Electrify America, Blink Charging and FLO. Emerging players are The Mobility House and InductEV (formerly Momentum Dynamics).
Does Electric Era have an API?
No public API is recorded for Electric Era.
What industry is Electric Era in?
Electric Era's product category is EV Charging Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMACACAE, EV Charging Hardware Manufacturing (AC/DC Chargers/Dispensers), with a secondary code of TLAKAMAG, EV Charging Network Management & Software Services (CPMS, Monitoring, Billing). Its NAICS code is 33591 and its SIC code is 3600.