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Our history

Pioneers of electric mobility

At Compleo, we started planning and building the fuel stations of the future as early as 2009, before large-scale production of the first electric vehicles had even started. It is this pioneering spirit that drives us to this day.

 

 

2009

First charging station with sheet moulding compound (SMC) enclosure

 

2011

First German charging station using the OCPP standard to communicate with IT backends

 

2013

First charging station in Germany featuring calibration law-compliant billing

 

2014

First provider of integrated Power Rail technology to connect charging stations in series to a single grid connection 

 

2014

ISO 15118 describes bi-directional communication between charging station and vehicle

 

2015

First 50 kW DC charging station “Made in Germany”

 

2016

First smart meter-ready AC charging station meeting German legal technical connection requirements (TAB) 

 

2018

First company providing for calibration law-compliant billing of AC charging points with its storage and display module (SAM©) with or without IT backend 

 

2018

First provider of an ad-hoc payment system with German debit cards (Giro-e) for using AC charging points 

 

2019

First company to be certified for calibration law-compliant DC charging stations

 

2020

IPO of Compleo Charging Solutions AG in order to achieve strong growth in the electric mobility market

 

2021

Acquisition of electric mobility pioneers wallbe GmbH and innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH (2022) with the aim to diversify into charging software and payment systems in addition to charging hardware

 

2023

KOSTAL Group acquires the operating business of Compleo Group
Compleo remains independent as a brand and company under the umbrella of the KOSTAL Group