EV charging software for transit agencies
Flipturn gives transit operations teams the visibility, diagnostic tools, and energy management controls to keep electric fleets running on schedule.


Automated charging built around your departure schedule
Flipturn automates charging across every shift, so every bus reaches its target state of charge before departure.
SOC targets tied to service requirements
Set state-of-charge targets per bus or per shift. Flipturn charges to each target and stops automatically once it's reached, protecting battery longevity and eliminating unnecessary overcharging.
Priority charging and FIFO queuing
Designate specific buses or chargers to receive power first when depot capacity is constrained. When multiple buses return from service simultaneously, FIFO queuing allocates charging in arrival order so no vehicle is skipped. When a bus needs to leave sooner than scheduled, priority overrides ensure it gets what it needs.
Informed by your fleet systems
Flipturn integrates with telematics platforms and fleet management systems to pull real-time vehicle state and route schedules into charging decisions. Each returning bus gets a charging profile matched to its current SOC and next scheduled departure. Cabin and battery preconditioning can be scheduled before departure so buses are passenger-ready, not just charged.

Customer spotlight
Spokane Transit
Spokane Transit Authority operates one of the most ambitious electric bus fleets in the United States, including one of the first fully electrified Bus Rapid Transit lines. Running 40 battery-electric buses across a four-season climate—with a commitment to reach 100% zero-emission by 2045—STA needed a CMS that could match the complexity of their operation. They evaluated the market, switched from their previous provider, and chose Flipturn.
>99%
charger uptime
~35%
fuel cost savings versus diesel
40
electric buses
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Real-time visibility across every bus and charger
Flipturn gives your operations team a live view of every vehicle's charging status, so issues surface while there's still time to act, not when a driver arrives at the yard.
Fleet readiness at a glance
See state of charge, charging status, and estimated completion time for every bus in the depot from one screen. Before each departure, your team knows exactly which buses are ready, which are still charging, and which have active faults.
Automated operational alerts
Flipturn sends immediate alerts when a charger goes offline, a session ends unexpectedly, or a vehicle falls below its target SOC. No one has to be watching the dashboard for issues to get flagged.
Remote charger control
Reboot chargers, clear faults, start and stop sessions remotely. Most issues are resolved in under 15 minutes without dispatching a technician to the depot.

Diagnostic tools your maintenance team can actually use
Flipturn gives your team the diagnostic depth to identify root causes without guesswork, and fast.

AI-powered diagnostic summaries
Flip, Flipturn's AI agent, analyzes OCPP logs and session data across your network, identifies recurring faults and degrading behavior, and delivers a daily digest with recommended actions.
Error categorization by operational impact
Every fault is categorized as session-ending, session-preventing, or lower-severity. Your maintenance team sees what requires immediate action and what can be addressed during scheduled maintenance, without sifting through raw error data.
Charger-vehicle interoperability monitoring
Flipturn surfaces the protocol-level issues that cause silent charging failures: sessions that appear active but aren't delivering power. Recurring communication errors between specific charger and vehicle combinations are flagged before they affect service.
OCPP log access
Full OCPP message logs are available per charger, filterable by time window and message type. Useful for vendor escalations, firmware debugging, and identifying whether a fault originates with the charger or the vehicle.

“Flipturn has given me power with their product. The features allow me to take full control of our zero-emission infrastructure, making it much easier to manage my day to day and ensure STA buses and chargers are operational. We refused to settle for a 'good enough' solution. STA was determined to find the very best CMS provider in the industry, and we found Flipturn.”

Zero Emission Fleet & Facilities Transition Manager at Spokane Transit
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Manage energy at depot scale
Flipturn gives your team the controls to manage operational cost levers like TOU structures, demand charges, and utility program participation, and guarantees those controls hold even when connectivity doesn't.

Time-of-use optimization
Flipturn shifts charging load to off-peak rate windows based on your utility's schedule, coordinating with bus departure times to minimize electricity costs without compromising vehicle readiness.
Site-level power limits and load balancing
Set a power ceiling per depot or group of chargers, and Flipturn distributes available capacity across all active chargers automatically, preventing demand spikes regardless of how many buses are charging simultaneously.
Energy consumption reporting
Per-site and per-charger energy reports covering kWh delivered, demand profiles, and session history. Useful for federal grant reporting, FTA compliance documentation, and sustainability tracking required by zero-emission mandate programs.
Demand response and utility programs
Flipturn supports OpenADR 2.0b demand response and IEEE 2030.5, enabling transit depots to participate in utility programs that reduce energy costs. V2G discharge has been validated over OCPP 2.1 with production capability in development.
One unified platform for every charger and depot
Transit agencies run depot chargers, DC fast chargers, and en-route pantograph chargers, often from multiple manufacturers, across multiple sites. Flipturn manages all of them from one platform.
Multi-depot visibility
Every depot, charger, and vehicle is visible from a single dashboard. Set per-site power limits, charging schedules, and alerts, with unified reporting across your portfolio.
Works with any charger brand
Flipturn runs on OCPP 1.6J and OCPP 2.0.1. Mix hardware from ABB, Siemens, Heliox, Autel, and others across depots without switching software.
Role-based access controls
Fleet managers see their depot. Operations directors see the full portfolio. Each user sees and controls only what their role requires.

Ready to take your zero-emission fleet further?
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Frequently asked questions
What is transit EV charging management software?
Transit EV charging management software monitors charger and vehicle status, schedules charging around departure times, manages energy costs, and gives maintenance teams the diagnostic tools to resolve issues before they affect service. Flipturn handles all of this from a single platform across every depot and charging type in your fleet.
How does Flipturn support transit agencies running multiple shifts per day?
Flipturn supports SOC targets per bus and per shift, priority charging for specific vehicles, and automatic power management adjustments between departures. Buses return, plug in, and Flipturn determines the right charging profile for their next scheduled departure without manual intervention.
How does Flipturn handle charger-vehicle interoperability issues?
Flipturn surfaces protocol-level issues that cause silent charging failures — sessions that appear active but aren't delivering power. Full OCPP message logs are available per charger for root cause investigation, and Flip's daily digest translates error data into plain-language summaries with recommended actions.
Can Flipturn manage both depot charging and on-route pantograph charging?
Yes. Flipturn provides unified visibility and management across both charging types from one dashboard. Spokane Transit runs both depot overnight charging and en-route pantograph charging through Flipturn.
How does Flipturn reduce electricity costs for transit depots?
Flipturn shifts charging load to off-peak rate windows automatically based on your utility's schedule, and enforces site-level power limits continuously to prevent demand charge spikes. For large depots with high-power chargers, these two mechanisms together represent the primary ongoing cost reduction lever.
Can Flipturn generate reports for FTA or grant compliance?
Yes. Flipturn provides per-site and per-charger energy consumption reports covering kWh delivered, demand profiles, and session history. These can be used for FTA Low-No program documentation, utility reporting, and sustainability tracking required by zero-emission mandate programs.
Does Flipturn support stop-at-SOC charging for battery longevity?
Yes. Flipturn's stop-at-SOC feature automatically halts charging when a bus reaches a configured state-of-charge target. Spokane Transit uses this to eliminate unnecessary overcharging and protect battery life across their fleet.
Does Flipturn work with any transit bus charger brand?
Yes. Flipturn runs on OCPP 1.6J and OCPP 2.0.1. Full OCPP log access per charger means compliance is verifiable in practice. Agencies are not locked into a single hardware vendor as fleets grow or funding programs specify different equipment.
Can Flipturn provide visibility across multiple depots?
Yes. Flipturn provides a unified dashboard across all depots, with per-site power limits, charging schedules, and alert configurations set independently for each location. Each depot's vehicles, chargers, and energy data are visible from one interface.