App puts an end to search for charging stations

- A special app must put an end to the quest of electric drivers to charging stations. the users can efficiently charging stations sharing with each other through the so-called social charging app.

The Hague is the first municipality that has joined a thousand charging points on the system of promoters Gertjan Geurts and Gerwin Hop. Within months to cities like Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht join their charging stations on the app. Both poles of public and private charging stations can be seen through the app.

As more and more electric cars, there is more demand for charging points. There are well placed poles, but it can not unlimited. Moreover, cars now often of hours to load one behind the other, while this is not necessary. A few hours of charging may be sufficient. You can see who is charging through the social charging app and ask when they are leaving or that the person wants to disconnect the car here. This can also optionally anonymous.
  
    
     
      
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Benefits

,, Electric drivers are now accessible for riders who want to load later when charging remotely. Electric drivers have more certainty about charging options, charging stations are better utilized, the cost to investors and municipalities can lower and there are relatively fewer parking spaces needed for electric cars, '' Geurts sums up the benefits.

Network operator Stedin from Rotterdam is a partner in the initiative.,, Smart solutions are needed in the coming years to maintain sufficient capacity on our grids and demand and supply of power to each other to align. An app like social charging helps to understand the charging behavior of Dutch and thus how our networks are used, '' said Marko Kruithof, sustainability manager Stedin.