A to fill For a car with gas, you usually only need a credit card or cash. to charge one E.V At a DC fast charging station, you need several things to work – a credit card reader, an app for that charger's network, a touchscreen that's working – and they're all a little different.
If this situation may change next year A new “universal plug and charge” initiative From SAE International, a group of EV car makers and chargers, goes ahead and takes the lead. This network, scheduled to launch in early 2025, could actually make charging an EV easier than filling up with gas: Plug in, let the car and charger figure out payment details over a cloud connection, and go.
Some car and charging network combinations already offer such systems through a patchwork of individual deals Listed in Inside EVsGiven the tight integration between its Superchargers and vehicles, Tesla has always offered a plug-and-charge experience. Now Tesla Will join the plug-and-charge movement proper, giving Tesla a nearly identical experience at other stations.
electric vehicle public key infrastructureor EVPKI, has a large number of major players on board, and is based on the ISO standard (15118) to make it faster and more secure to authenticate cars and authorize them to charge at stations. There is a whole set of certifications present at each step of the charging process, As detailed in the EVPKI presentationAnd the system includes a certified trust list. With an open standards and certification system, there should be room for new charging networks and vehicle manufacturers.
Charging networks can and will continue to provide incentives for brand loyalty, whether it's through apps or rewards points. But new EV owners won't have to work too hard to find a “good EV” during road trips.
By connecting cars to key-based authentication systems, it is also likely that the initiative will also advance vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, in which larger batteries in cars could be used to balance regional electricity loads. And make the grid more flexible.
“We are rapidly moving toward a future where every EV driver can simply plug in, charge, and go,” said Gabe Klein, executive director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. Will talk to you and process the payment seamlessly.” said in a statement. “This is a fundamental step in the architecture toward enabling bidirectional charging and true vehicle-to-grid integration, the holy grail for energy and transportation.” The Joint Office is a collaboration between the Departments of Energy and Transportation.
The EV Hummer-sized elephant in the room is the incoming Trump administration protested The Biden administration's EV policies could impact this initiative. Klein told The Verge. That, along with real work done by automakers and the industry — including Elon Musk-led Tesla — “the ship has kind of sailed, if you will.”
This story originally appeared But Ars Technica,