Save costs through smart charging
With chargeSmart, you take your electric fleet management to the next level. The solution automatically optimizes charging cycles across the entire electric fleet and reduces your workplace charging costs by up to 30% – without any restrictions on mobility.
Challenges
The switch to electric mobility presents companies with new challenges. Depending on the sector, the company's electricity consumption, for example, increases substantially when the fleet is electrified. This has consequences — both for the company itself and for the electricity grid in Switzerland:
Unfavorable charging times and high electricity costs
Electric vehicles are often charged exactly when the price of electricity is highest. For example, in the morning when office workers are charging at work or in the evening when fleet vehicles return to the depot. Prices are high at these times because there is a lot of demand and at the same time the supply is low — i.e. the sun is not shining.
Uneconomic load profile and increased network costs
Uncontrolled, unoptimized charging worsens the load profile and can result in higher current peaks. This sub-optimal load profile results in higher tariffs and network costs.
Increasing grid load due to electric mobility
The increasing number of electric vehicles increases electricity consumption. This additional demand for electricity puts a significant strain on the power grid, particularly during peak demand periods.
Optimize charging processes & reduce costs
chargeSmart, our intelligent solution for electric mobility in fleet operations, learns when drivers typically use their electric car and predicts individual driving and charging behavior based on this. The system recognizes, for example, at which charging station the vehicle is usually charged and whether it can be charged there without restrictions – or whether there is load management that limits charging time.
Based on this data, chargeSmart optimizes charging processes and automatically shifts them to times with lower electricity prices – in the spirit of efficient electric mobility. Drivers barely notice this: the system ensures that the desired charge level is reliably reached and leaves fast charging processes untouched.
Reduces your energy costs by up to 30%
Quick, easy onboarding
Dashboard with overview of savings
Works independently of the charging infrastructure
Makes a contribution to network stabilization
FAQs
If your question is not answered here, you can contact us directly.
chargeSmart analyses your driving and charging behavior and predicts when you need your vehicle. Based on this, charging processes are postponed to periods of low electricity prices.
chargeSmart guarantees that your desired charge level is achieved with normal charging behavior. Fast charging processes are not affected. In combination with chargeHome, exciting information about vehicles and charging behavior can also be provided.
The biggest savings can be achieved with an electricity tariff with dynamic elements (e.g. when part of the energy is purchased on the spot market). Tranched procurement also helps to realize savings more quickly. Further savings are possible through the performance tariff or network usage.
chargeSmart is compatible with almost all vehicles of almost all brands. It is controlled directly from the vehicle. With older models (released before 2020), it is possible that chargeSmart cannot be used.
chargeSmart is hardware and location-agnostic and can therefore be used independently of the existing charging infrastructure and load management. Since chargeSmart relies entirely on cloud interfaces, no additional hardware is required.
Yes, because chargeSmart intelligently controls charging processes, peak loads are avoided and the power grid is relieved. The vehicles can also help Swissgrid stabilize the grid through system services.
