Electric Miles Jumps 14 Places in the 2026 Futurice Electric 40
We have been ranked 25th in the 2026 Futurice Electric 40, up from 39th in 2025. Here is what that means, and where we are headed next.
Every spring, Futurice publishes the Electric 40: an independently researched ranking of the companies shaping the future of electric mobility in the UK. Now in its fifth year, it is one of the most closely watched benchmarks in the sector read by investors, fleet operators, infrastructure partners and policymakers across the UK and Europe. Companies are evaluated across four metrics: market execution, market innovation, technology capability, and technology impact.
Moving up fourteen places in a single year from 39th to 25th is a significant result. But more important than the number is what it reflects: a year of tangible, measurable progress at a moment when the EV sector is demanding exactly the kind of operational intelligence we have been building.
What the 2026 report signals for the sector
This year’s Electric 40 is different in character from previous editions. Where earlier rankings rewarded visible network scale and hardware rollout, the 2026 methodology deliberately prioritises software maturity, systems integration, and real-world impact. The report’s authors describe the current phase of the EV sector as a shift “from rollout to resilience” and that framing matters.
The companies rising fastest in this year’s ranking are not necessarily the largest. They are those treating electrification as a platform, using data and AI to turn charging infrastructure into an active participant in grid management. That is precisely the territory Electric Miles has been operating in and building towards.
Futurice also invited our Founder and CEO, Arun Anand, to contribute as one of a small group of expert voices in the report, reflecting on how policy, market design and digital infrastructure are redefining EV leadership in the UK. Being asked to help frame the industry conversation is a reflection of the credibility this company has earned.
What drove the jump: A year of verifiable progress
Rankings are only meaningful when backed by real operational proof. Here is what Electric Miles delivered in the period covered by this year’s assessment.
Over 1 million smart charging sessions have now been managed through the Electric Miles platform a milestone that reflects genuine scale across residential, commercial and fleet charging environments, not just pilot deployments.
More than 17,000 grid flexibility events have been executed through our SmartFlex platform, up from 11,000 half-hourly dispatches reported in late 2025. These are automated, hardware-agnostic dispatch events real interventions in the UK’s energy balancing system, not manual overrides or simulations.
9.4 GW of energy delivered across the platform to date. To put that in context, that is enough energy to power approximately 2.5 million UK homes for a year flowing through intelligent, optimised charging rather than unmanaged demand.
16,000+ assets under management spanning EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps and fleet charging infrastructure across more than 400 compatible hardware models.
These figures represent the operational foundation on which our ranking rise was built. They also reflect something more important: that Electric Miles is no longer a promising early-stage platform. It is a proven, operating-at-scale infrastructure layer for the UK’s energy transition.
Where we are focused next: eHGV and Electric Bus
Our next phase of growth is squarely focused on the two largest and fastest-growing segments of commercial fleet electrification: electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) and electric buses.
The case for eHGV is accelerating. UK eHGV registrations grew 170.5% year-on-year in 2025 to 587 units a new annual record with Q4 alone up 251% on the same period in 2024. The UK has now surpassed 1,000 cumulative zero-emission truck registrations. The government’s Depot Charging Scheme covers up to 75% of chargepoint and civil installation costs at fleet depots, removing a significant barrier to adoption. The eHGV market is moving from early adoption into early scale and the infrastructure and software layer needs to keep pace.
Electric buses are already scaling. The UK registered 2,523 zero-emission buses in 2025 a 62.2% increase year-on-year with more than one in four new buses now zero-emission. SMMT data confirms the UK as Europe’s largest zero-emission bus market by volume. The UK electric bus market, valued at approximately $836 million in 2025, is projected to reach $2.35 billion by 2033.
Both segments share a critical challenge: the complexity of depot energy management at scale. Electric buses and eHGVs carry large battery packs that draw significant power, and unmanaged charging creates demand spikes that strain local grid connections, inflate energy costs and risk vehicles not being ready for dispatch. This is exactly the problem emPACT was built to solve.
emPACT’s architecture combining dynamic load management, day-ahead scheduling, telematics integration and grid flexibility participation is purpose-designed for depot operators running heavy and commercial electric fleets. It provides the operational control and energy intelligence that bus operators and hauliers need to electrify confidently, without compromising on reliability or cost.
Our partnership with Ryze Power, announced in January 2025, already reflects this direction combining Electric Miles’ technology platform with Ryze’s fleet energy expertise specifically for bus charging fleets, and opening new revenue streams through grid flexibility services and future V2G capability.
The opportunity ahead
The 2026 Electric 40 captures a sector at an inflection point. The early adoption phase characterised by visible infrastructure build-out and headline charging numbers is giving way to something harder and more consequential: building software-led systems that can perform reliably at scale, across the most demanding use cases in transport.
For eHGV and e-bus operators, the challenge is not whether to electrify. The regulatory direction is clear, the economics are increasingly compelling, and the vehicles are available. The question is how to manage the energy intelligently, cost-effectively and in a way that supports rather than strains the grid.
That is the question Electric Miles exists to answer.
The 2026 Futurice Electric 40 report is available to download at futurice.com. Electric Miles ranked 25th overall, up from 39th in 2025. To find out how Electric Miles can support your fleet electrification, visit electricmiles.com.