New charging protocol could bring Supercharger-style features to more electric cars

Posted on
29 March 2022
By
Charles Morris

For Tesla drivers, charging on the road is a straightforward process—you just plug in a Supercharger, and it starts charging. Authentication and billing happens automatically. Unlucky users of other fast charging networks usually have to log in to start charging, and sometimes even stick a credit card into the reader (this is 2019).

Above: Charging a Porsche Taycan using the Plug and Charge protocol (Source: Virta)

However, help is on the way. Plug and Charge (which ironically is also known as “plug and charge,” “plug and charge” and perhaps other variants for systems designed to enable interoperability) is a new system that allows any Enables the EV to be automatically charged from the manufacturer. There’s no need for a membership card or smartphone app.

Now Hubject, the developer of an eRoaming platform that allows drivers to access charging stations from different networks in Europe, has published an independent protocol to standardize the developing plug and charge ecosystem.

Hubject’s Open Plug and Charge Protocol (OPCP) is designed to increase compatibility and standardize shared use options among all market participants. By publishing the standard, Hubject hopes to “empower software engineers and EV charging experts to focus on developing customer-oriented, easy-to-use EV charging solutions.”

“The rapidly growing market for plug and charge results in a range of very different processes from different manufacturers,” Hubject says. “Uninterrupted access without the lock-in effect will be an essential benchmark for charging station operators and mobility service providers offering charging solutions.”

This publication is based on Hubject’s Plug and Charge ecosystem, a software solution to connect companies that have been offering services based on ISO 15118 since 2018. Hubject says that many EV manufacturers and charging providers have launched services based on this solution.

Hubject calls OPCP an efficient tool for pool uses such as Contract Certificate Pools (CCPs) and Root Certificate Pools (RCPs). Hubject’s Open Plug and Charge Testing System enables companies to test their own plug and charge implementations.

“As part of our commitment to open source and open communities, we are proud to publish our Open Plug and Charge protocol to help all software engineers and market stakeholders adopt Plug and Charge as a . [foundation] For great customer experience without facing any risk of technical lock-in impact,” said Christian Hahn, CEO of Hubject.

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This article originally appeared in Charged. Author: Charles Morris. Source: HUBJECT

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