Smart EV Charging at Scale: How Elocity Connects Buildings, Fleets and Utilities to the Grid

As electric vehicle adoption expands, the challenge is no longer simply installing more charging stations. Property owners, utilities, fleets, businesses and communities also need charging systems that can manage electricity demand, control costs and scale as EV adoption grows. Elocity Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Technology Company founded in 2018, addresses that challenge with an integrated approach combining charging hardware, software, telematics and energy management.

Elocity Technologies Inc. is a Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Technology Company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Its objective is to deliver more EV charging per dollar of infrastructure investment while protecting grid assets. The company operates across 12+ countries on four continents, providing charging solutions for multi-unit residential buildings, electric utilities, public charging locations, fleets, workplaces and single-family homes.

More Than EV Chargers: A Full-Stack Smart Charging Platform

One of Elocity’s key differentiators is its focus on the complete charging ecosystem rather than treating an EV charger as a standalone piece of hardware.

The company’s HIEV technology platform combines OCPP-certified smart EV charging software (HIEV CPMS / EVEMS), utility-grade charging hardware and EV telematics. Its software provides tools for charging management, billing, monitoring and reporting, while its hardware is designed to work with the company’s software platform. Telematics adds another layer of vehicle and energy data that can help operators better understand charging activity. Elocity’s HIEV Series chargers are also the only Canadian EVSE with Measurement Canada-certified sub-metering built into the hardware — the basis for accurate, legally defensible per-driver billing in shared buildings.

This approach becomes particularly important as charging deployments grow. A handful of chargers can often be managed relatively easily, but hundreds or thousands of charging ports can create significant demands on a building or electrical grid.

Elocity offers leading power-sharing and load management technology that helps optimize CapEx and OpEx for buildings and its customers, allowing available electrical capacity to be distributed among charging stations instead of requiring every charger to operate at maximum power simultaneously. The company reports that its technology currently manages more than 20 MW of EV charging load, and its Richmond Centre deployment of 1,212 EV chargers, operating under a 1:4 load-sharing ratio, ranks as one of the largest — if not the largest — smart charging projects under load management in the world. Elocity’s 1:4 dynamic load management ratio allows four chargers to share the electrical infrastructure traditionally dedicated to one — a measured approach that has delivered approximately 75% peak demand reduction across deployed portfolios.

That capability could become increasingly important as more apartment buildings, workplaces and fleets transition to electric vehicles.

Vendor-Agnostic, OCPP-Certified EV Charging Software

Elocity was the first Canadian company to achieve full OCPP 1.6 certification through the Open Charge Alliance. Its vendor-agnostic approach allows customers to deploy different charger models while maintaining centralized software management.

A core part of Elocity’s strategy is avoiding vendor lock-in. The company says its platform supports more than 50 EV charger makes and models and is OCPP 1.6 certified.

Open Charge Point Protocol, or OCPP, allows charging stations and charging management systems from different manufacturers to communicate using a common standard. For charging operators, that can provide greater flexibility when selecting equipment and expanding an existing network.

For large charging projects, that flexibility can be valuable. Technology changes quickly, and organizations investing in infrastructure today do not necessarily want to be locked into a single hardware supplier for the life of the installation.

Large-Scale EV Charging Deployments: Proven at Record Scale

Elocity’s experience with large deployments is another major part of its value proposition. Its customer base includes three of Canada’s top high-rise developers, three of Ontario’s top five utilities, and strategic partnerships with leading Canadian electrical and general contractors.

Elocity’s 1,212-charger deployment at Richmond Centre in Richmond, British Columbia is the largest multi-unit residential (MURB) smart EV charging project in Canada and North America — delivered in nine months from design to live, supported by NRCan ZEVIP funding, and completed at zero cost to homeowners. A second project of 1,042 chargers under one roof ranks as North America’s second-largest MURB smart charging deployment, and the company’s utility-driven rollout of more than 8,000 chargers stands as the largest EV charging project in the world. A separate MURB/high-rise retrofit project ranks as Canada’s largest EV-ready rollout, scaling to 2,009 EV-ready parking spots.

Large residential projects demonstrate why intelligent charging management matters. Apartment and condominium buildings often have limited electrical capacity, and installing a charger for every parking space could require expensive electrical infrastructure upgrades if charging demand is not carefully managed.

Smart load management — deployed as an EV Energy Management System (EVEMS) — can instead prioritize available capacity and coordinate charging sessions. That can allow more EV drivers to charge without requiring the building to provide enough electrical capacity for every charger to operate at full power simultaneously.

Elocity says its turnkey approach and load management technology can help maximize existing building capacity while reducing the need for costly upgrades.

Preparing for the Future Grid: V2G and Vehicle-Grid Integration

The company’s technology strategy also extends beyond conventional EV charging.

Elocity’s platform capabilities include transformer monitoring, smart building integration, Measurement Canada-certified sub-metering, DERMS platform integration, carbon-credit and ESG reporting, and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration.

V2G could become particularly significant as EV adoption increases. Instead of treating EVs solely as electricity consumers, bidirectional charging can potentially allow compatible vehicles to send electricity back to buildings or the grid. Elocity’s V2G strategy is anchored in its HIEV-Nano controller, planned for mid-2027, which links solar, battery storage and EV charging into a single nano-grid for vehicle-to-grid management.

That creates a future in which EV charging infrastructure becomes part of a larger energy-management system. Vehicles could charge when electricity is abundant or inexpensive and potentially provide energy when grid demand is higher, depending on utility programs, vehicle capability and regulatory structures.

Elocity’s interest in V2G reflects the broader evolution of EV charging from simple energy delivery toward intelligent energy management.

EV Charging Solutions for Every Market: MURBs, Utilities, Fleets and Workplaces

Elocity’s product strategy covers a wide range of charging applications.

For multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) — including condominiums and apartment properties — the company focuses on managing charging across large numbers of residents and parking spaces. Utilities can use the technology for charging programs and grid management. Fleet operators can use smart scheduling and load management to coordinate charging vehicles around operational requirements. Workplace and public charging provide additional applications, while residential customers can use Elocity’s technology for home charging.

This broad market strategy gives Elocity exposure to several of the fastest-growing areas of EV infrastructure.

As EV sales increase, demand will not come from one type of charging location. Drivers will need charging at home, at apartments, at workplaces, while traveling and at commercial destinations. Fleets will also require increasingly sophisticated charging infrastructure as electric delivery vans, trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles become more common.

Canadian EV Charging Technology, Deployed Globally

Elocity’s roots in Canada remain central to its identity. Its customer and partner ecosystem includes three of Ontario’s top five utilities — among them Toronto Hydro, London Hydro, Enerforge, Oshawa Power and Burlington Electricity Services Inc.; developers and property managers including Tridel, Menkes and Hazelview; strategic partnerships with leading Canadian electrical contractors; and international energy companies such as TotalEnergies, Meralco and Adani Electricity. The company also emphasizes standards, cybersecurity and interoperability as important elements of its technology platform.

Frequently Asked Questions About Smart EV Charging

1. What is smart EV charging?

Smart EV charging is networked charging in which software manages when and how fast each charger draws power. It allows buildings, fleets and utilities to control electricity demand, allocate costs accurately and add chargers without oversizing electrical infrastructure.

2. What is dynamic load management for EV chargers?

Dynamic load management continuously balances charging power against a site’s real-time electrical capacity, so the building never exceeds its limit. Elocity’s 1:4 dynamic load management ratio allows four chargers to share the infrastructure traditionally dedicated to one, reducing peak demand by approximately 75% and avoiding costly service upgrades.

3. Who is Elocity Technologies Inc.?

Elocity Technologies Inc. is a Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Technology Company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and founded in 2018. It has deployed more than 12,000 EV chargers across 12+ countries on four continents, delivering end-to-end EV charging infrastructure — utility-grade HIEV chargers, OCPP 1.6-certified HIEV CPMS software and intelligent load management — including the world’s largest utility-driven rollout (8,000+ chargers) and North America’s largest MURB smart charging project (1,212 chargers).

The EV charging market is entering a new phase. Early infrastructure development focused heavily on adding charging ports. The next challenge is making those ports work efficiently as their numbers multiply.

Elocity’s approach illustrates that transition. Its combination of hardware, software, load management, telematics and future V2G capabilities positions the company around a central issue facing the EV industry: how to charge millions of vehicles without overwhelming buildings or electrical grids.

“The first decade of EV charging was about installing chargers. The next decade is about intelligence — making every kilowatt of existing grid capacity serve more vehicles, more buildings and more drivers. Our conviction at Elocity is that the charger is no longer the product; the connected energy platform is. From 1:4 dynamic load management today to vehicle-to-grid with HIEV-Nano on the roadmap, we are building made-in-Canada technology that lets utilities and building owners electrify at scale without overbuilding the grid — and that is the direction the entire industry is heading.”

— Sanjeev Singh, Founder & CEO, Elocity Technologies Inc.

For EV drivers, the ultimate benefit is simple: more charging capacity that works reliably. For utilities, property owners and fleet operators, the value is more complex. Smart charging can provide greater control over electricity demand, infrastructure costs and future expansion.

As electric transportation continues to grow, technologies that connect EV charging with buildings and the electric grid could become just as important as the chargers themselves. Elocity is positioning its platform around that connected future.