Seamless Charging

Vattenfall InCharge introduces automatic charging without a card or app

Met Seamless Charging start een laadsessie automatisch zodra de auto wordt aangesloten. Foto: Shutterstock

Vattenfall InCharge is introducing a new charging method called ‘seamless charging’, which could make charging cards and apps redundant. A charging session starts automatically as soon as an electric car is connected to a charging point.

Vattenfall InCharge is introducing the new ‘seamless charging’ method, which could make charging cards and apps redundant. A charging session starts automatically as soon as an electric car is connected to a charging point.

According to Vattenfall, electric vehicle drivers are increasingly having to deal with different charging cards, apps and systems, depending on the charging network or car model, which makes charging complex. With Seamless Charging, a user only needs to link their vehicle to their account once, after which identification, charging and payment take place automatically. Over the past few months, more than seven hundred drivers in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden have been testing the technology.

Seamless Charging utilises vehicle data via existing digital connections, enabling the car to be automatically recognised by the charging point. The solution works with both standard charging points and fast chargers and, according to Vattenfall, requires no special hardware in the car or at the charging point.

Pilot involving multiple car brands

The service has been tested with various car brands and models, including EVs and plug-in hybrids from Volvo and brands within the Volkswagen Group, such as Volkswagen, Audi, Škoda and Cupra. Tesla is also supported. Vattenfall reports that the further roll-out depends in part on collaboration with car manufacturers, as access to vehicle data is required to make the service widely available.

Seamless Charging is currently available at selected charging locations and is being further evaluated based on user experiences and technical performance. Vattenfall expects to gradually expand the availability of Seamless Charging from autumn 2026 onwards.

In early June , Vattenfall also announced a partnership with the Electric Drivers’ Association to make electric driving and charging more accessible. According to both parties, there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding, amongst other things, charging tariffs and the availability of charging points.

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This article was automatically translated from the original Dutch text into British English.

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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