Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) will make it easier for fleet drivers and managers in companies to switch to electromobility as part of a cooperation. The first result of the cooperation is the new Siemens charging service “Enterprise Charging Network”.
This service offers a consistent and simple solution for charging at the company location, in public spaces and at home. This standardizes the charging experience for the driver and reduces the workload for fleet managers.
Simple processes for fleet drivers and managers
The drivers of company-owned electric vehicles can charge uniformly, regardless of their location, using just one company charging card and one app. They have access to the charging infrastructure at their own locations as well as to over 190,000 public charging points in 21 European countries.
All charging processes, regardless of where they take place, are billed via an integrated monthly invoice in the fleet portal. This gives the fleet manager transparency about all processes and at the same time reduces the administrative effort for him.
The Enterprise Charging Network service is the first result of the cooperation between Siemens and Digital Charging Solutions. The aim of the cooperation is to make electromobility as easily accessible and usable as possible for fleet customers and thereby promote their acceptance and dissemination.
To this end, the partners want to intelligently and digitally connect electric vehicles, their charging processes and the charging infrastructure, thus enabling an optimal user experience for fleet drivers and simplifying processes for fleet managers. DCS brings Europe’s largest charging network with checked charging infrastructure information (points of interest) to the collaboration.
“The challenges in electrifying corporate fleets are diverse. In addition to the management and maintenance of the hardware, the main aim is to make loading and all associated processes as easy as possible. Charging company fleets must be as easy as charging a smartphone. Together with Digital Charging Solutions, we have managed to launch a charging service that enables exactly that, ”said Jean-Christoph Heyne, Head of Future Grid at Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
“We see potential in working with DCS and its Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners on vehicle-integrated services. Because fleet drivers need a uniform user experience – be it when using the charging app on their smartphone or when using the vehicle-integrated application. Only in this way will companies that operate large fleets play a greater role in the spread of electromobility in the long term. ”
Connect electric vehicles and charging infrastructure intelligently
“Siemens is an important player in the technology sector that can link various areas such as charging infrastructure, decentralized energy generation and building technology. The linking of electric vehicles and smart infrastructure doesn’t stop at the charging station. While Siemens supplies the right technology and services for charging at work and at home, as a cooperation partner we ensure a constantly growing public charging network. Together we integrate all charging processes, whether on the go, at work or at home, and offer companies a simple, safe and convenient charging solution for their employees and at the same time enable the use cases of tomorrow “, says Markus Bartenschlager, Managing Director of Digital Charging Solutions GmbH.
Working on bringing further joint solutions onto the market in the future.
Over the past year, Siemens has continuously expanded its range of solutions for everything to do with electric mobility. Its charging infrastructure portfolio includes solutions for slower charging when vehicles are idle for a long time, such as the Versicharge AC wallbox, the depot charger of the Sicharge UC family or the Sicharge D fast charging station for dynamic and parallel charging in between.
This enables Siemens to provide corporate customers with a suitable solution for every area of application – whether at work, at home, in depots of fleet vehicles or in public spaces. In addition, customers can choose from modular services such as operation and service, access and billing management and integrated load management. The new Enterprise Charging Network service completes this offer.
