E-Roaming in Germany and the EU: From isolated charging stations to a nation and European Union wide network

摘要

From 2011 on the first charging stations in Germany were installed Many of them were part of projects of the so-called "Modelregions" and the "ICT for electric mobility" RnD Programs. These first charging stations had a connection the CPO's IT backend but these were not designed to work with each other, which led to over 20 isolated charging solutions all over Germany. With the emergence of two commercial E-Roaming platforms and the "Showcase Electric Mobility" Programme things began to change and a connected interroaming network started to spread across Germany and its neighbouring countries. This paper will address the technical, regulatory/legal, political and economic challenges that had to be faced and the possible solutions to these challenges.