A charging station with a charging card and back office gives you all the insights into the charging times and the costs for electric driving. In addition, with your own charging station with back office, you can have customers and guests charge their EV at your home or at work, and then charge them the exact costs and amount of kWh. The charging station with a charging card and back office brings flexibility, clarity and above all a high degree of ease of use. But how does that work exactly? Why would you choose a charging station with a back office?
The charging station with back office for business users
Do you drive an electric company car? Or do you even have an electric fleet as a fleet? Then there is a good chance that you want to have insight into the costs of electric driving, with the consumption per car. If you do not have a charging station yet, it is good to know that the purchase of a charging station is deductible. The terms you are looking for are MIA (environmental investment deduction), Vamil and KIA (small-scale investment deduction).
But why choose a charging station with a back office? When you use a charging station with a back office, you can arrange who has access to the charging station. You can see exactly how much has been charged and what price you pay for it. Practically, you can also monitor the condition of the battery in this way (based on the mileage and the number of kilowatts charged). Please note that consumption can differ per user due to different driving styles. Monitoring the battery condition with a back office is easiest when each employee has a fixed car.
Another advantage of a charging station with back office is that you can give customers and guests the opportunity to charge their car. You always keep an overview of the costs and decide for yourself whether you charge the costs of charging or just cough up yourself.
The back office application ensures that you as an entrepreneur can easily see per period how much has been loaded, what the costs are, and which costs need to be declared.
Benefits of a charging station with back office for private individuals
When we look at the advantages of a back office at the charging station for private individuals, it is noticeable that another advantage is the main reason to choose a back office. A malfunction can occur with any technological or complicated system. In most cases, you cannot fix the malfunction yourself; an installer is needed who has to come to the location. That costs money and time. In addition, it is not exactly efficient.
If you have a charging station with a back office, the installer does not have to come immediately. First, it is checked remotely where the fault is and whether releasing the charging cable or restarting the charging station is enough to solve the problem. This way, you save money and you can charge your car much faster. Do pay attention to which back office you choose; not all providers have equally flexible customer service.
The second advantage is the same as the advantage for the business user. You drive electric because it saves on costs, is attractive from a tax perspective and because it is good for the environment. This means that there is a good chance that you want to offer other electric drivers the opportunity to charge at your place. For example, when they are visiting.
It does not mean that you like to see the extra costs on the electricity bill and have to pay at the end of the month. Certainly not when you regularly have guests who want to charge at your place, or the people in the neighborhood also come by every now and then for a cup of coffee, a cookie and a few kWh.
If you have a charging station with a back office, you can see exactly how much someone has charged and what the costs are for this. Agree with your guests in advance that you will charge them the amount and everyone benefits from your charging station. Clear agreements in combination with a charging station ensures happy faces at the coffee table.
Do you choose a charging station with a back office or not?
Are you considering purchasing a charging station and are you not sure whether you need a back office? Then ask yourself the following questions:
- Do you want to have a clear insight into how much has been loaded and what the costs are?
- Will multiple people be using the charging station and should there be insight into the costs per user?
- Would you like to allow other EV owners to use the charging station (at a later time or now) and charge money for this?
If the answer to one or more questions is 'yes', then a charging station with back office is the best option for you. A number of providers that come out well in the tests are listed for you:
- E-Flux; is known for its good customer service
- Newmotion; has the most charging points in Europe (more than 100,000)
- Greenflux; can be combined with all charging stations from major brands and is therefore flexible
- EVBox; very fast and can be integrated with software from most other providers
What if I do want insight, but a back office is too extensive?
If a charging station with back office is actually more than you need, but you do want insight into the costs of charging, you can choose to use a consumption meter. This consumption meter for charging the electric car is placed between the EV and the socket so that you know exactly how much has been charged. For this solution you do need wireless internet, because the consumption meter sends the information wirelessly to an application on your phone or other mobile device.
Would you like to know more about the possibilities around charging stations with a backoffice or are you looking for a specific product? Then contact us via info@accu-machine.nl . We are happy to help you personally.
