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ROAMING SOLUTIONS FOR MORE USER FRIENDLY CHARGING
Head of Services, Jaakko Liesmäki
Oslo 20.11.2015
By Virta Ltd.
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The European EV charging market is fragmented, but consolidating
THE CHALLENGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY
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THE CHALLENGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY
Using and paying for charging services is complex for the user and business owners
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THE CHALLENGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY
Infra owners and service providers have a need for resource efficiency and scalability
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THE CHALLENGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY
EV users have a need for fluent paymentsolutions, roaming applications and in general high level of customer service.
THE FINNISH EXAMPLE HOW TO MAKE EV USING EASIER BETWEEN CHARGING
POINT OWNERS
THE BROAD PERSPECTIVE TO ROAMING
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Three ways for making public EV charging easier
2.EV-roaming contracts (hubject)
1.Shared platformsbetween chargingpoint owners
3. One-timepayments withoutsubsription
1. SHARED PLATFORMS BETWEENCHARGING POINT OWNERS
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One technical platform
Available in many brands
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Charging point owners get state-of-the-art payment solutions with a low cost
Customers get a big network with seamless roaming, they can charge everywhere with one
subscription
New companies and cities can easily join the network, even the small ones with 1-2 stations
1. SHARED PLATFORMS BETWEENCHARGING POINT OWNERS
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1. SHARED PLATFORMS BETWEENCHARGING POINT OWNERS
SERVICE HIGHLIGHT: REALTIME VISIBILITY TO CHARGING EVENT PRICE & ENERGY FROM APPLICATION
2. EV-ROAMING CONTRACTS (HUBJECT)
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§ Virta provides a system that is compatible with Hubject for European-wide EV roaming between operators.
Start of charging for any Hubjectstation can be done using Virtamobile application or RFID card
§ Customer using Virta solutions can charge their car and pay for charging at any Hubject station with their own account
§ For roaming to make sense for EV user, the prices should be sensible
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3. ONE-TIME PAYMENT WITHOUT SUBSRIPTION
ONE TIME PAYMENTS: NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED.
Step 1: Access website with mobile phone
Step 2: Enter your credit or debit card number
Step 3: Connect cable and charge
Step 4: See summary and get receipt
SO WHAT IS THE BEST OF THESE THREE OPTIONS?
ANSWER: ALL OF THEM TOGETHER
SUMMARY OF ROAMING MODELS
Different models for roaming supplementeach other and offer benefits for:
- The daily EV user- The random EV user
- The EV tourist
Increased co-operation between chargingpoint owners means:
- Reduced costs and better business for owner- More user transactions trough increased visits
- Improved service for EV user
HOW WE AT VIRTA CAN HELP CHARGE POINT OWNERS AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS
VIRTA’S SOLUTIONS FOR USER FRIENDLY PUBLIC CHARGING
1. We have a fully automatized technical platform which is used by customers in several countries
2. With Virta platform there is an automatic roaming connection to Hubject
3. Virta solutions offers wide range of payment options–starting from simple direct payments ending up to different monthly packages. Of course charging can be free also!
4. It doesn’t matter if network is big or small – our payment solutions scale up from a single charging unit to a country wide roaming network
5. All services are white labeled and can be branded for other companies
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Head-of-Services Mr. Jaakko Liesmä[email protected], +358 40 5598 336
Solutions.virta.fi/en
Thank you for your attention!