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Wallbox Sharing - Wallbox provide to neighbors and others


Introduction

About six months ago I got my first full-electric car - a really cool experience that gives me not only joy but also surprisingly low maintenance costs. At home I can load about 20 ct / KWh, while on the way I often have to pay 3 to 4 times. That's why I plan my trips so that I always start with full load and only have to interload in exceptional cases.

Unlike me, many of my neighbors do not have their own wallbox and are therefore forced to load at public charging stations - for example at the Lidl around the corner. Often you pay more than with a gasoline, if you only look at the cost of drinking. For a long time I wanted to share my wallbox with neighbors and friends, but a really user-friendly solution was missing so far. So far: with Voltshare there is a platform that makes it possible.
In this article I would like to briefly show what Wallbox sharing means, what models there are and how Voltshare as the first social start-up helps to advance the mobility transition and offers you many additional benefits.

(Spoiler: The beta phase has not yet started, but registration is already possible and for us as a user completely free of charge. There are also nice features like the load limit to 80% for your own car!)

Main part

Why Wallbox Sharing?

Wallbox sharing has many facets:

  • Social added value: It is not only about saving money, but also about the shared benefits of resources. By sharing the wallbox, you create a network in which all support each other.
  • Promoting electric mobility: By providing more people with access to a reliable charging option, we are driving the development of electric mobility together.
  • Economic benefits: While you can generate passive revenue with your wallbox or simply lower your own costs, others also benefit - be it the family, friends or even interested people from the neighborhood.

Which models of the Wallbox sharing are there?

In the Wallbox sharing, several parties share a charging point and calculate the electricity used individually. Depending on the model, you can provide your wallbox either exclusively in the private environment or in public.

  • In-house sharing:
    Here only known people - family, friends and acquaintances - can use your wallbox. In such cases, a MID-tested counter is usually sufficient to calculate. Such a counter can also be used for service car accounts.
  • External sharing:
    If strangers are to be given access, a right-to-right counter is necessary to ensure a secure settlement. Regardless of the model, it is important that the charging cycles are closely controlled and the access to the wallbox is regulated by appropriate software solutions or (although slightly inflexible) by RFID cards.

Control Wallbox - What about Voltshare possible?

In addition to the pure platform for the sale of electricity, Voltshare also serves a wallbox control. This Voltshare are used for extended functions, such as:

  • Define loading limits: For example, load your E-car only up to 80% to save the battery.
  • Set energy types: Selling your surplus power.
  • Control maximum charging power: Priorize large consumers like heat pumps and determine how much power your wallbox can deliver.
  • Precise access rules: Whether private, in the circle of friends and acquaintances or public, control who can use your wallbox. No more annoying RFID cards or Excel lists!
  • Cost and performance tracking: Keep an overview of how much electricity has already been fuelled and calculate your costs so precisely.

What is Voltshare?

Voltshare As a social-firm start-up, the user is at the centre of the business of purely profit-oriented providers. A large part of the code base is open source, so the community can actively participate in further developments. The use of the platform is completely free of charge and thus creates open access to electric mobility.

How does Voltshare work?

Voltshare consists of several components, with the platform and the integrator the most striking. For Voltshare to benefit everyone and to drive the energy transition forward, it is to be possible for each person to participate in the mobility transition at no cost. Voltshare offers several possibilities:

operate / operate a wallbox without a counter

This variant is aimed at all those who have no supported wallbox and cannot work with the integrator. In this case, the service life is charged, that is, as soon as the car is in the charging area, the service is paid. This has the disadvantage that the delivered power (energy quantity) can vary depending on the environment, car hardware and wallbox.
In this case, however, only a simple QR code is required and it can start. The wallbox can be either completely uncontrolled (Always On) or activated or disabled with a relay. The latter, however, requires a specialist company.

Run Wallbox with Integrator

The version with integrator is more right-hand and comfortable - the integrator is now compatible with more than 100 different wallboxes and more and more.
In this variant, the wallbox, including a counter, is connected to the integrator. This allows the integrator to see at any time how much power has been fuelled and the wall box control. In addition, information about the connected E-car can be accessed so that the charging limit is possible.

Finally, the excess charge is also possible by the integrator, provided that it is known how much solar power is available and how much the house counter needs.

How can I participate?

Voltshare is still under construction, but the goal is clear: to create a safe, open and user-friendly system that overcomes the mistakes of the past and allows everyone access to electric mobility - without being a gatekeeper or making excessive profits.

Voltshare has been relying from the very beginning on a community that brings people together with the same passion. Therefore the startup is looking for dedicated users like you! You can already now voltshare.de Register for the newsletter and will be informed as soon as you can make your wallbox publicly available or benefit from the benefits of the joint shop. Inform your neighbours and friends as well - as a Wallbox provider you benefit most!

Conclusion

At the end of the day Voltshare is not only a start for me to make money with my wallbox but also helps to save my own e-car and to give my friends and acquaintances at home the opportunity to load my own car.
I have already registered and look forward to the first beta phase.

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