Sthlm e-Mobility Summit

Sthlm E-Mobility Summit 2026

The Future of Mobility Is Connected

Key insights from a day exploring how energy, parking, real estate and mobility are becoming part of one connected ecosystem.

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8 October 2026 · Posthuset, Stockholm, Sweden

The Big Picture

From Infrastructure to Integration

The next phase of electrification and mobility is not just about building new infrastructure. It is about making better use of existing resources.

Across keynotes, panels and conversations, one theme ran through the day: smarter energy management, reliable data, interoperable systems and cross-industry collaboration. The industries in the room are moving from isolated assets and services towards connected, efficient, user-centred ecosystems.

From

Isolated assets & services

→

To

Connected, user-centred ecosystems

Key Takeaways

Seven insights that defined the day

  1. 01

    Optimise Before You Expand

    Smart charging and energy management can reduce costs and make better use of existing grid capacity. The first step is rarely more infrastructure — it is using what is already there more intelligently.

  2. 02

    Buildings Are Becoming Energy Assets

    EV charging, batteries, solar power and building energy systems must increasingly work together. Properties are evolving from energy consumers into active parts of the energy system.

  3. 03

    Technology Needs Business Models

    Technical possibilities are advancing faster than commercial frameworks, interoperability and implementation. Closing that gap is now the industry's central challenge.

  4. 04

    Economics Drive Electrification

    Incentives, vehicle affordability, energy prices and policy stability influence adoption. Predictable conditions matter as much as the technology itself.

  5. 05

    Parking Is Digital Infrastructure

    Parking spaces become more useful when reliable data makes them discoverable and accessible. A space nobody can find is a space nobody uses.

  6. 06

    Mobility Hubs Need Commercial Foundations

    Sustainable parking operations can support the introduction of charging and shared mobility services. Viable hubs are built on sound underlying economics.

  7. 07

    Connect the Experience

    The future lies in making complex mobility ecosystems simple for the end customer. Integration behind the scenes enables simplicity in front of them.

Explore the Sessions

The programme

  1. 01The Building as a Power Plant
  2. 02The Future Energy System
  3. 03Sweden After the Election
  4. 04Charging, Energy and the Future of Real Estate
  5. 05From Parking Space to Digital Infrastructure
  6. 06Unlocking Urban Space
  7. 07Data, Automation and Autonomy
  8. 08From Summit to Reality
01Keynote

The Building as a Power Plant

How Charging Infrastructure Becomes Real Estate's Next Revenue Stream

Portrait of Annika Abraham

Annika Abraham

CEO, ChargeNode

ChargeNode opened the Summit by reframing charging infrastructure as an energy asset rather than a cost centre. Drawing on large-scale charging data and the NÄST Energy Lab project, the keynote showed how smart charging, awareness of power tariffs and active energy management can make far better use of the grid capacity buildings already have.

Key insights

  • Smart charging can shift load to reduce power-tariff peaks and overall energy costs.
  • Combined optimisation of charging and building energy lowers modelled costs significantly.
  • Existing grid connections can often support more charging than assumed when actively managed.
  • Real estate can capture new value by treating charging as part of its energy system.

Charging data analysis

315,335

public AC charging sessions analysed

Under combined optimisation

36%

lower total modelled electricity and power costs

NÄST Energy Lab project calculations

40%

lower required connected load

Figures come from different analyses and are not directly comparable.

What this means for the industry

Property owners should evaluate energy management before investing in grid upgrades — optimisation can unlock capacity and revenue at the same time.

02Spotlight

The Future Energy System

What Property Owners Need to Know About Electrification, Flexibility and Grid Readiness

Portrait of Mats Lewan

Mats Lewan

Power Circle

Power Circle placed e-mobility within the wider transformation of the energy system. As electrification accelerates, flexibility becomes a resource — and vehicles, buildings and chargers can all help balance the grid through smart charging and, in time, Vehicle-to-Grid.

Key insights

  • Electrification increases the value of flexibility across the energy system.
  • Smart charging is the most immediate source of flexibility for property owners.
  • Vehicle-to-Grid points towards vehicles as active energy resources.
  • Grid readiness depends on integrating charging with the wider energy system.

What this means for the industry

Property owners who plan for flexibility now will be better positioned as energy markets reward buildings that can adapt their consumption.

03Fireside Chat

Sweden After the Election

Will Electrification Finally Accelerate?

Portrait of Mats Lewan

Mats Lewan

Power Circle

Portrait of Mattias Goldmann

Mattias Goldmann

2030-sekretariatet

A candid conversation on the state of Swedish electrification following the election. The discussion explored EV adoption, the role of incentives, consumer economics and how policy shapes the pace of change.

Key insights

  • Consumer economics — vehicle prices and energy costs — remain decisive for adoption.
  • Incentives influence the pace of electrification, but stability matters as much as size.
  • Policy predictability gives households and businesses confidence to invest.

What this means for the industry

The industry benefits from stable, long-term policy frameworks — and from clearly communicating the economic case for electrification.

04Panel

Charging, Energy and the Future of Real Estate

Portrait of Niklas Berg

Niklas Berg

ChargeNode

Portrait of Alexander Rönndahl

Alexander Rönndahl

Vålt

Portrait of Joakim Nilsson

Joakim Nilsson

Zaptec

Portrait of Mats Lewan

Mats Lewan

Power Circle

The panel examined how charging infrastructure is reaching housing associations and commercial property, and why progress is not always as fast as the technology allows. Business models, investment barriers and energy integration emerged as the decisive factors.

Key insights

  • Housing associations face particular decision-making and investment hurdles.
  • Business models must make charging investments understandable and viable.
  • Integrating charging with building energy systems increases long-term value.
  • Interoperability helps owners avoid lock-in and future-proof investments.

What this means for the industry

Lowering the barriers to investment — through clear models and integrated solutions — is key to scaling charging in real estate.

05Keynote

From Parking Space to Digital Infrastructure

Making It Easy to Do the Right Thing

Portrait of Duncan Licence

Duncan Licence

Head of Automotive & Data, Arrive

Arrive argued that parking is becoming digital infrastructure. Reliable, transparent parking information reduces friction for drivers, enables connected vehicles to find and use spaces, and — inspired by Vision Zero thinking — makes the right choice the easy choice.

Key insights

  • Digital parking information reduces customer friction and search traffic.
  • Data transparency makes spaces discoverable to drivers and connected vehicles.
  • Systems should be designed so the right behaviour is the easiest behaviour.
  • Connected vehicles raise the bar for data quality and availability.

What this means for the industry

Parking operators who invest in accurate, accessible data will turn physical spaces into discoverable, connected services.

06Spotlight

Unlocking Urban Space

Portrait of Theo Thuis

Theo Thuis

President, European Parking Association

The European Parking Association presented parking's evolving role in cities. Parking facilities can become multifunctional mobility hubs, supported by European policy, common data standards and digital transformation.

Key insights

  • Parking can evolve into multifunctional mobility hubs.
  • Common data standards are essential for European interoperability.
  • Digital transformation unlocks new uses for existing urban space.

What this means for the industry

Parking assets are an underused urban resource — standards and digitalisation are what unlock their wider potential.

07Panel

Data, Automation and Autonomy

Portrait of Duncan Licence

Duncan Licence

Head of Automotive & Data, Arrive

Portrait of Theo Thuis

Theo Thuis

President, European Parking Association

Portrait of Åsa Kalee

Åsa Kalee

HubPark

The panel explored who owns and benefits from mobility data, how mobility hubs can be built on sound commercial foundations, and what autonomous vehicles could mean for parking and the customer experience.

Key insights

  • Data sharing creates value, but its commercial value must be recognised.
  • Property ownership shapes who can build and operate mobility hubs.
  • Sustainable parking operations can fund charging and shared mobility.
  • Autonomous vehicles will increase demand for reliable, machine-readable data.

What this means for the industry

Clear data-sharing models and viable hub economics are prerequisites for the next generation of mobility services.

08Closing SessionAnnouncement

From Summit to RealityWhat Comes Next?

One marketplace. An entire ecosystem of parking and mobility.

Portrait of Johannes Asp

Johannes Asp

CEO, Mobility46

Portrait of Eric Geldern

Eric Geldern

Engineering Manager, Mobility46

What if every available parking space could be found in one place — regardless of who owns it, operates it or provides the technology behind it?

Across Sweden, parking spaces sit unused while people struggle to find parking and charging where they need it. Property owners and parking operators hold valuable capacity, but much of it remains difficult for potential customers to discover and access.

At Sthlm E-Mobility Summit 2026, Mobility46 presented its ambition to change that.

We are building a shared digital marketplace that brings together available parking and charging capacity from across the industry — making it accessible to people through one seamless user experience.

Starting in Sweden, the ambition is to connect vacant parking capacity from different providers into a common marketplace where users can discover, access and book spaces, regardless of which company owns or manages them.

From fragmented infrastructure to one connected experience

Imagine looking for overnight parking with EV charging, within a ten-minute walk of your home.

Today, finding the right option can mean searching across multiple websites, parking operators, charging apps and booking systems — without knowing whether a suitable space is available.

Our vision is to change that. Instead of navigating the complexity of the industry, users should be able to describe what they need and find relevant options in one place.

Behind that simple experience, a whole ecosystem can work together: property owners, parking operators, charging providers, technology companies and payment services.

One user experience. Powered by an ecosystem.

Have parking capacity or services to connect?

We're inviting property owners, parking operators and mobility providers to help build the next generation of parking access.

Join the initiative

Fifteen years in the making

The idea behind Mobility46 began with a simple question: why should finding and renting a parking space be so complicated when other services can be booked online in minutes?

The answer was that the underlying digital infrastructure did not yet exist. Over the following 15 years, Mobility46 helped build that foundation, developing technology for digital parking management, charging and connected mobility services.

Existing infrastructure today

~200,000

parking spaces

~40,000

charging points

Approximate figures for Mobility46's existing infrastructure — not spaces already listed on the new marketplace.

The technology, relationships and infrastructure now provide a foundation for the next step: connecting parking capacity across providers and making it available through a shared, user-facing marketplace.

Unlock the value of parking capacity that already exists

Property owners & parking operators

Making vacant spaces discoverable and accessible to more potential customers can help increase utilisation, generate new revenue and unlock greater value from existing assets.

Charging & technology partners

The marketplace creates opportunities to connect their services into a broader customer experience.

Citizens

A simpler way to find and access parking and charging.

Cities

Better use of existing infrastructure can support more efficient urban mobility.

How it works

Many providers. One marketplace. One seamless experience.

  • Property owners
  • Parking operators
  • Charging & mobility service providers

Shared marketplace

Mobility46 Marketplace

Parking · Charging · Access · Payment

People looking for parking and charging

An invitation to the entire industry

Mobility46 is taking the initiative, but a truly connected marketplace cannot be built by one company alone. Its potential depends on bringing together the entire parking and mobility ecosystem.

Our ambition is to make Sweden's available parking capacity accessible through one connected marketplace. And we want you to be part of building it.

If your organisation owns, manages or operates parking spaces, we want to explore how your available capacity could become part of the marketplace.

If you provide charging, access, payment or other mobility services, we want to explore how your capabilities could contribute to the experience.

The marketplace is being developed, and registering your interest is the first step towards exploring a potential connection.

Be part of what's next

Your parking spaces could be part of what's next.

Help us connect Sweden's available parking capacity through one shared marketplace.

Own or manage parking spaces? Provide charging or mobility services? We want to hear from you.

Register your interest

An initiative by Mobility46 · Starting in Sweden

Closing Reflection

The Next Chapter Is About Connection

The industries represented at Sthlm E-Mobility Summit 2026 already possess many of the technologies, assets and capabilities needed to transform mobility.

The challenge — and opportunity — is to connect them.

Smart charging can optimise existing electricity capacity. Digital parking data can unlock underutilised spaces. Mobility hubs can bring services together. And connected platforms can make complex ecosystems simple for the people using them.

The future of mobility will not be built by one industry alone. It will be connected together.