Hubject, a Germany-based payment platform for electronic vehicle charging, raised “millions of euros” (€1m = $1.2m) yesterday from its seven corporate shareholders, which include car manufacturers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen.

Industrial product and appliance makers Bosch and Siemens as well as energy providers EnBW and Innogy, a subsidiary of utility RWE, also contributed to the round.

Founded in 2012, Hubject has developed technology that connects electronic vehicle charging station operators and e-mobility service providers to give drivers easy access to…