Title: Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles: the ultimate guide ⚡️
Headings: Smart charging of electric vehicles
Smart charging of electric vehicles
After reading this guide, you’ll know everything there is to know about smart EV charging ⚡️
1. What is smart EV charging?
2. How do smart EV charging stations work?
What happens during a smart charging event?
3. The benefits of intelligent charging
Benefits to EV drivers
Find available charging stations for EVs
Charge faster
Charge safer
Avoid arguments with neighbors
Save money — and the environment
Psst! There's more where that came from
Benefits of electric vehicle charging to businesses
Monitor EV charging events remotely
Stop worrying about payments
Take control of your electricity consumption
Get peace of mind
Can't get enough?
Benefits to EV charging networks
Stabilize the grid
Keep up with the changing world
Easily manage a number of smart EV charging stations
Stay up to date on your business
4. The elements of intelligent charging
Smart EV charging point devices
When you’re selecting a charging device, consider at least these 3 things:
Smart EV charging features
The admin panel
Automatic payments & billing
Mobile & web apps for the end-users
Roaming
Dynamic load management
Energy management features
5. Why Virta?
Minimum effort, maximum benefits
Reach your full potential
A global leader in energy management solutions
6. Further reading
NRDC: Smart EV charging – what's in it for you?
McKinsey: Electric vehicle infrastructure demand
CCV: The future of payment solutions in EV charging
UCS: What is smart charging? A look at how electric vehicles fit in

Content: Automated billing is based on customer identification, thus the charging event only starts when you have successfully identified yourself at the station with the mobile app, RFID tags or the one-time payment service. Save money — and the environment
You'll also save money and protect the environment by automatically optimizing the timing of your charging event to favor charging when electricity is at its cheapest. Optimizing the charging event to take place during the low electricity consumption hours is not only cheaper but helps in balancing the grid. The number of EV drivers keeps growing and more flexibility will be needed in the future. Energy companies can even start offering incentives to EV drivers for charging with lower power, timing their charging events to take place at low consumption hours or enabling their car batteries to be momentarily used as power reserves. Psst! There's more where that came from
If you're interested in reading more about the benefits of smart charging to EV drivers, check out this blog post. Read more
Benefits of electric vehicle charging to businesses
Much like consumers, businesses also have a lot to gain from smart EV charging. Actually, doing it the smart way is the only sensible and future-proof solution. Smart charging allows you to: