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No real-time OCPP network visibility
Faults go undetected for hours. Drivers face failed sessions. Revenue leaks silently — with no dashboard to show it.
EV Charging Industry · UK & Global
EV Charging StationSoftware Built for the Electric Revolution
ORA engineers bespoke OCPP-compliant EV charging management platforms, driver apps, and smart charging APIs — for UK CPOs, fleets, and property developers worldwide.
1M+
UK public charge points by 2030
OCPP
2.0.1 compliant builds
7+
Years product engineering
24/7
Network monitoring dashboards
Charging Power
7.4 kW
Session
Active
Industry Challenges
Why EV charging operators need purpose-built software
Generic tools break at EV scale. Here's what we hear every week from UK CPOs and fleet managers.
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Manual billing & payment reconciliation
Kiosk payments, app payments, and RFID cards across multiple sites — with no unified EV billing software to reconcile them.
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OZEV grant compliance complexity
UK OZEV, LEVI scheme, and PAS 1899 documentation requirements demand data capture that off-the-shelf tools cannot handle.
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Fleet operators lack charging intelligence
Fleet managers can't see which vehicles charged, for how long, at what cost, or whether they'll be range-ready for tomorrow's routes.
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Hardware vendor lock-in
Proprietary charger manufacturer software traps operators. OCPI and OCPP open protocols are the exit — but need custom engineering to implement.
What We Build
EV charging management software we build for UK & global operators
Network Monitor — 12 Sites · UK
CP-001 · DC 50kW
44.2 kW
CP-002 · AC 7.4kW
7.4 kW
CP-003 · DC 150kW
Idle
CP-004 · Throttled
31.0 kW
Network uptime97.2%
Creative Case Scenarios
EV charging case studies — UK & global
Real operational problems. Engineered solutions. Measurable outcomes.
- Scenario 01UK Retail CPO
The UK retail park CPO who lost 23% revenue to charger downtime
The challenge
A charge point operator running 48 DC rapid chargers across 12 UK retail parks had no real-time OCPP fault visibility. Chargers went offline undetected for 6–18 hours. Drivers left without charging. The CPO's contract with the retail landlord had uptime SLA penalties — and they were breaching them monthly.
What ORA built:
Real-time OCPP 2.0.1 network monitoring dashboard — fault detection under 90 seconds, automated SMS/email alerts to the ops team, remote restart capability, and monthly SLA compliance reports for landlord contracts.
Impact
- 97.2%charger uptime
- £280krecovered revenue/yr
- 90sfault detection
- Scenario 02UK Fleet Operator
The logistics fleet that couldn't prove EV charging costs to HMRC
The challenge
A 200-vehicle electric delivery fleet operating across the Midlands and South East was reimbursing driver home charging costs manually — based on mileage estimates. HMRC audit risk was mounting. Fleet managers had no per-vehicle cost visibility, and depot charging was billed as a lump sum with no allocation per vehicle or driver.
What ORA built:
Fleet charging management portal integrating depot OCPP chargers + RFID driver identification. Per-session cost allocation, HMRC Advisory Rate calculation, automated expense reports, and range-readiness dashboard for dispatch planning.
Impact
- £94kannual savings
- ZeroHMRC audit risk
- 100%cost traceability
- Scenario 03UK Residential Property
The housing developer selling EV-ready flats with no charging management plan
The challenge
A London residential developer completed 340 apartments across three sites with EV chargers in the car park. Within 6 months: residents were arguing over charger access, the managing agent had no way to bill individual residents, peak evening demand was tripping site fuses, and OZEV documentation for the grant was incomplete.
What ORA built:
Resident EV charging portal — smart charger booking, per-resident billing via Direct Debit (GoCardless), load balancing API that caps site demand automatically, and an OZEV compliance evidence pack generator for the developer's grant records.
Impact
- 340residents self-served
- Zerofuse trips post-launch
- £0disputes since launch
- Scenario 04Solar + EV Integration
The solar installer who added EV charging as a service — and needed software to match
The challenge
A growing UK solar company began offering EV charger installation alongside rooftop solar. Within a year they had 800 residential and commercial EV charging systems on their books — all monitored separately from their solar O&M platform, doubling their ops overhead and confusing their customers.
What ORA built:
A unified Solar + EV customer energy platform — one portal, one app. Customers see solar output, battery charge, and EV session data together. Smart charging auto-schedules EV charging to coincide with peak solar generation, maximising self-consumption and minimising grid import costs.
Impact
- 38%grid import reduction
- 1 appsolar + EV + battery
- 4.9★customer rating
UK Market
EV charging software for the UK market — OZEV, LEVI & PAS 1899
OZEV & LEVI Scheme
Software built to capture OZEV-compliant installation records, eligibility data, and evidence packs required for grant applications — removing admin burden from your operations team.
PAS 1899 Compliance
PAS 1899:2022 sets smart charging requirements for UK home chargers. Our platforms support the smart functionality mandates — scheduling, randomised delay, and data export.
OCPP 2.0.1 Native
We build on OCPP 1.6 and 2.0.1 — the open standard mandated by UK government for public chargers. No vendor lock-in. Any hardware brand. Full interoperability.
UK GDPR & Data Privacy
Driver session data, payment records, and location data handled in full compliance with UK GDPR — with consent management, data retention policies, and ICO-ready audit trails.
How We Work
From discovery to a live charging network
Our EV delivery process keeps OCPP integration, UK compliance, and launch milestones on track for operators scaling fast.
Technology
Our EV charging technology stack
OCPP 2.0.1 & OCPI protocol integration — plus the platforms we use to ship production-grade EV networks.
6Stack areas27Capabilities
Production stack
Tools & platforms we work with
- OCPP 1.6
- OCPP 2.0.1
- OCPI 2.2
- ISO 15118
- OSCP
- Node.js
- WebSockets
- PostgreSQL
- TimescaleDB
- Redis
- React Native
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Mapbox
- Stripe SDK
- Stripe
- GoCardless
- RFID Auth
- Ad-hoc QR
- SolarEdge API
- Enphase API
- GivEnergy
- Smart Export
- AWS
- Azure
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Protocols · cloud · mobile · integrations
EV Protocols
5 technologies
- OCPP 1.6
- OCPP 2.0.1
- OCPI 2.2
- ISO 15118
- OSCP
Backend
5 technologies
- Node.js
- WebSockets
- PostgreSQL
- TimescaleDB
- Redis
Mobile Apps
5 technologies
- React Native
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Mapbox
- Stripe SDK
Payments
4 technologies
- Stripe
- GoCardless
- RFID Auth
- Ad-hoc QR
Solar Integration
4 technologies
- SolarEdge API
- Enphase API
- GivEnergy
- Smart Export
Cloud & Infra
4 technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Need a stack audit or integration plan? We map your tools to a shippable architecture.
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