Tuesday 28 May 2013

Intercharge enables Europe-wide charging of electric vehicles


“Charge wherever you like”, this is the guiding principle of the intercharge brand. By creating intercharge the joint venture formed by BMW Group, BOSCH, Daimler AG, EnBW, RWE and Siemens has developed a customer-friendly and efficient approach to providing users of electric vehicles with an easy access to public charge stations throughout Europe.

– By starting the eRoaming platform we and our partners have provided the solution to a fundamental emobility issue. intercharge will enable all users of electric vehicles to charge easily and anywhere, comments Andreas Pfeiffer, Managing Director of Hubject GmbH. Thanks to the Europe-wide network of charging infrastructures connected via eRoaming users can charge their vehicles at all stations compatible with intercharge, all under a single contract. The only requirement is that their provider be connected to Hubject's eRoaming system. All charge stations allowing for a cross-provider use can be recognised by means of the intercharge symbol, which is fitted visibly to all charge points. Alongside partners from Germany and the Benelux countries a number of Austrian charging infrastructure operators have also already lent their support to Hubject GmbH's intercharge model.

At the International Emobility Conference Dr Herbert Diess, member of BMW's Board of Management responsible for Development and speaking on behalf of all shareholders of Hubject GmbH, today welcomed the start of the eRoaming platform:

– It is our aim that users of electric vehicles can charge anywhere and easily. This joint initiative enables us to leave national and regional stand-alone solutions behind and to create a European network that connects the different charge point operators and is available to all users.

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