365 Energy Delivers a Network Charging Structure for Plug-In Vehicles to Europe

The age of e-mobility has already begun. Major automakers have committed to introducing vehicles in the 2009-2010 timeframe. PHEVs are the next step in the evolution that brought us hybrid cars. With the expected growth of plug-in vehicles, an infrastructure for re-charging the batteries needs to be installed.

With the ChargePoint Network developed by Coulomb Technologies in the US, 365 Energy Group provides an innovative open source technology that meets all existing standards.

Networked Charging Stations for Smart Plug-In

ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations combined with the ChargePoint NOS, provide unique benefits when compared to non-networked charging stations.

Those benefits include:

• A revenue stream to pay for electricity, capital equipment and maintenance
• Ability for drivers to find unoccupied charging stations via web-enabled cell phones
• Notification by SMS or email when charging is complete
• Authenticated access to eliminate energy theft
• Green House Gas savings calculation per driver and per fleet
• Authorized energizing for safety
• Remote monitoring and diagnostics for superior quality of service
• Fleet vehicle management
• Smart Grid load management

ChargePoint Network Operating System

The server of the ChargePoint Network is a secure, open, web-based application built on standard, reliable software and hardware platforms. The ChargePoint Network Operating System (NOS) provides three distinct portals into the system, for subscribers, hosts, fleet managers, and utilities.

The Networked Charging Stations

365 Energy Group offers a Charging Station product family that consists of a series of rugged, aesthetically pleasing, smart plug-in vehicle charging stations designed specifically for the ChargePoint Network.

The product family includes:

• pole-mount
• wall-mount
• bollard stations

About 365 Energy

365 Energy Group is an enabler in the e-mobility industry. The company provides the innovative ChargePoint Network, a totally new approach to charging infrastructure for plug-in electric vehicles which is developed by 365 Energy’s US partner Coulomb Technologies, the leader in electric vehicle infrastructure. 365 Energy is a venture of Estag Capital AG, in Berlin, Germany.