So many obscure terms in a single industry. We explain them all here!
An electric vehicle; the designation for a vehicle that uses electric motors instead of a conventional internal combustion engine.
A vehicle with two different types of engines, one of which is an electric motor. The plug-in hybrid’s electric motors take power from a battery that is charged from the mains.
A load-balancing system constantly communicates with a property’s other electricity consumers and the charging stations. This means charging stations never consume more electricity than the property is able to supply.
A Type 2 socket is the European standard for EV charging. All rechargeable vehicles on the market can use Type 2.
The distance a battery electric vehicle can travel on a single charge. Range is affected by e.g. topography, temperature, speed and acceleration.
The fear of running out of charge in a battery electric vehicle before reaching the next charging station.
The Open Charging Protocol Interface is a common open standard for communications between EVs and the charging infrastructure that was developed to provide the same EV charging experience all over the world.
OCPP stands for Open Charge Point Protocol. It is a standard open application protocol that allows charging stations and charging station networks from different suppliers to communicate with each other.
In order to promote the expansion of charging stations throughout Sweden, the Swedish EPA finances 50% of the total investment cost via a grant known as “Charge your car”. The application process differs according to the type of charging infrastructure planned.
CPO stands for Charge Point Operator, i.e. the operator who installs and maintains his own charging stations or does so on behalf of a third party.
An Application Program Interface is a controlled method of transferring information e.g. between two systems.
Technically known as DC chargers, they can charge an EV in under one hour. While perfect along the motorways, they require a power rating and installation that differs entirely from our solution, which uses AC chargers and load balancing with the property.
The amount of energy per unit of time transferred while charging a battery electric vehicle. The unit for output is the kilowatt, kW.
Electricity prices are based on Nordic electricity exchange (Nordpool) prices. As we all know, these can fluctuate wildly. What’s more, housing associations, companies and property owners themselves determine EV charging prices.
