Alina Oprea • 25 May, 2023 at 11:30 AM
ENGIE Romania launches a complete management solution for electric car charging stations. ENGIE Romania, in partnership with Etrel, a Landis+Gyr company, is launching a management solution for electric charging stations, available to individuals, companies, and public charging stations. ENGIE Romania developed, together with the Etrel teams, an integrated solution that includes 3 main components: e-XPLORE EV, a mobile application for end users of electric cars, a digital platform specific to the management of electric car fleets owned by companies, and a dedicated interface to manage all necessary operations.
The electric car market in Romania recorded, in 2022, an increase of 83.5%, compared to 2021, a significant advance compared to the average of 28% recorded at the level of the European Union, according to the ACEA report. In the context of a growing electric vehicle market, ENGIE Romania aims to develop digital platforms for its partners and customers to facilitate access to environmentally friendly transport solutions.
The e-XPLORE EV app is available on Google Play and the App Store.
With the new e-mobility application, end users have access to:
• quick identification of charging stations registered in the platform;
• manage charging sessions directly from the phone, even remotely;
• fast and secure payment through 3D Secure;
• history of uploads and payments made.
For corporate customers, a dedicated platform has been developed that provides a monitoring and monetization solution, as appropriate, of their own fleet of electric or plug-in hybrid cars, offering various functionalities, including:
• quick access to general information about the car fleet;
• activity history of electric or plug-in hybrid car users;
• management and real-time monitoring of charging and payment cards by radio frequency (RFID);
• history of authorizations of charging sessions and payments made;
• management of own charging equipment;
The car fleet management platform can be accessed either through the web version of the e-EXPLORE EV application or through the URL provided when creating the user account.
”ENGIE Romania is an energy actor that attaches significant importance to the development of solutions with low carbon emissions and green mobility. This approach is in line with our strategy to propose dedicated solutions to support our customers in decarbonizing their activities and thus contribute to the protection of the environment", said Nicolas Richard, Executive Vice President, Head of Flexible Generation&Retail ENGIE Romania, CEO ENGIE Servicii & ENGIE Building Solutions.
The company launches this collaboration with Etrel, a partner for the development of green mobility in Romania.
"We consider it extremely important to support companies like ENGIE Romania in its strategic endeavor to support the transition to green mobility, by expanding the existing infrastructure, in line with the growth trend of the electric car market. For ENGIE Romania, it was essential to propose a scalable management solution that can be adapted to any needs and trends. The OCEAN back-end interface and the associated digital platform have been designed and developed taking into account all the stakeholders involved - electric car owners, small-scale operators of electric charging stations, and companies that own large fleets of electric cars - being a solution that responds to all business needs'', said Miha Levstek, Etrel CEO.