specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: EV Connect
providerId: ev-connect
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- EV Charging
- Charge Point Management
- CPMS
- Mobility
- Energy
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of EV Connect platform and API spend. EV Connect (part of
  Schneider Electric) sells its charge point management platform and API
  Platform through quote-based, sales-led agreements rather than usage-based
  public pricing. Because service-plan tiers, metered units, and prices are not
  published, the billing model and meters below are unreconciled placeholders
  to be confirmed from a partner agreement.
notes: >-
  No public pricing or usage-metering details are available. Reconcile billing
  model, charge categories, and any per-API-call or per-station/per-session
  metering from the EV Connect / Schneider Electric commercial agreement.
sources:
- https://www.evconnect.com/platform/
- https://www.evconnect.com/quote/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: EV Connect
serviceCategory: EV Charging and Energy Management
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Quote-Based
  billingFrequency: see provider documentation
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: EV Connect API Platform
  ServiceCategory: EV Charging and Energy Management
  ProviderName: EV Connect
  PublisherName: EV Connect
  InvoiceIssuerName: Schneider Electric
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Quote-Based
meters:
- name: platform_agreement
  description: >-
    Negotiated platform / API Platform agreement. Specific metered units (per
    station, per session, per API call) are not publicly documented.
  unit: contract
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: >-
    Request usage and billing detail directly from EV Connect / Schneider
    Electric; no self-service usage export is publicly documented.
- name: Allocation
  description: >-
    Map platform charges to charging sites, networks, or business units per the
    negotiated agreement.
- name: Optimization
  description: >-
    Negotiate service-plan tiers and volume terms with sales; align API Gateway
    plan to actual station/session volume.
- name: Accountability
  description: >-
    Assign an owner for the EV Connect agreement and review platform spend
    against the negotiated contract.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com