Smart EV Charging with Dynamic Electricity Prices

Choose between instant charging, scheduled charging, and Smart Mode, then use lower-price hours when dynamic electricity prices, compatible tariffs, vehicle context, and charger setup support it.

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How Smart Charging works from app choice to charger control.

Smart Charging starts with a driver decision in the mobile app, then depends on the charger, tariff, vehicle context, and market-price data configured behind that charger.

  1. Choose Instant, Schedule, or Smart Mode

    Drivers can use Instant charging for a direct session, Schedule charging for fixed or non-market setups, or Smart Mode when the charger and tariff context support it.

  2. Assign the charger and tariff context

    Price-aware charging needs a compatible tariff assigned to the charger or connector, with bidding-zone market data available for the charging window.

  3. Use Auto charge with a ready-by time

    With Auto charge enabled, the driver can set when the vehicle should be ready and let Smart Mode plan the charging window where supported.

  4. Control the compatible charger

    EVCharge.mobi sends the supported charging behavior to the charger and keeps the resulting session visible in app history and operator reports.

Driver Smart Charging with the operator setup behind it.

Smart Charging is clearest when the driver app screen is paired with the tariff and smart-profile context that makes price-aware charging possible.

EVCharge.mobi mobile app showing Auto charge enabled with Smart Mode selected and an 08:00 ready-by time.
Auto charge Smart ModeSet a ready-by time for automatic charging when vehicle telemetry, market tariff context, and charger support are available.Auto charge Smart Mode

Smart Charging

Use price-aware charging windows for a connected vehicle where the charger and tariff setup support it.

Vehicle charge limit

Check connected vehicle state of charge and charge-limit context before using scheduled or Smart Charging.

Dynamic tariff setup

Configure a market-based tariff with bidding-zone context, tax, EnergyMarket rule, and live market price preview.

Charging profiles list

See Smart Charging, recurring workplace, and DLM ChargePointMaxProfile examples in one profile view.

Create charging profile

Create charger-control profiles with OCPP purpose, kind, rate unit, stack level, and schedule context.

What Smart Charging needs before it can optimize a session.

A simple scheduled session and a price-aware Smart Mode session do not require the same setup. Smart Mode needs the charger, tariff, price data, and driver context to line up.

  • Required

    Compatible charger control

    The charger must communicate reliably and support the control behavior needed for scheduled or profile-based charging.

  • Required for prices

    Market tariff assigned

    Price-aware scheduling needs a compatible tariff setup and market-price context assigned to the charger or connector.

  • Required for prices

    Upcoming market prices

    Day-ahead or upcoming price data must be available for the configured bidding zone and time window.

  • Required

    Ready-by time and flexibility

    The driver needs to set a ready-by time with enough room for the system to move charging into suitable hours.

  • Fallback

    Scheduled charging fallback

    Schedule charging can still be useful when dynamic prices are not assigned to the charger or connector.

  • When supported

    Vehicle telemetry and charge limit

    Vehicle state of charge and charge-limit values improve the charging context when available, but availability depends on the connected vehicle and account setup.

  • Related feature

    Dynamic Load Management is separate

    Smart Charging plans timing and session behavior. Dynamic Load Management coordinates shared site capacity where the installation supports it.

Explore the platform by use case and feature.

Find the page that matches your charging setup, from daily driver charging to multi-site charger operations.

EV Charging App for Smarter, Cheaper Charging

Use the EVCharge.mobi mobile app to access invited private chargers, start or schedule charging, use Smart Charging where supported, find public chargers, and review session history and costs.

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Dynamic Electricity Tariff EV Charging

Connect market price data to EV charging tariffs so drivers and operators can use cost-aware charging, Smart Mode, and clearer session cost context where setup supports it.

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Cheapest EV Charging Hours

Preview lower-price charging windows from enabled market price data for supported bidding zones.

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Dynamic Tariff Savings Calculator

Estimate savings from shifting flexible charging into lower-price electricity hours.

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Dynamic Load Management for EV Charging Sites

Coordinate EV charger demand around shared site capacity for apartments, workplaces, hotels, businesses, and small CPO networks where the installation supports it.

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Private EV Charger Management for Homes and Shared Chargers

Manage a compatible private charger with trusted-user access, owner settings, scheduled charging, Smart Mode where supported, session history, and CPO Portal records.

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Common questions.

Short answers for charger owners, drivers, installers, businesses, and small CPOs evaluating EVCharge.mobi.

Smart Charging helps flexible charging sessions follow a planned ready-by time instead of charging immediately at full power. Where compatible tariffs and market price data are configured, it can help shift charging toward lower-price hours.
Where market data is available and the user's tariff is configured for it, EVCharge.mobi can use day-ahead electricity prices to suggest or schedule better charging windows. This depends on supported markets, tariff setup, charger compatibility, and the driver's ready-by time.
Not every scheduled charging flow requires vehicle telemetry. Vehicle state of charge and Limit of Charge values can improve Smart Charging context when the vehicle connection supports them, but price-aware charging also depends on charger control, tariff setup, market prices, and the driver's ready-by time.
Yes. Drivers can still use scheduled charging for a ready-by time or charging routine when dynamic price optimization is not enabled. Smart Mode with market prices needs the extra tariff and market-price setup.
Dynamic Load Management helps coordinate charging demand across one or more chargers so a site can work within available electrical capacity. Availability depends on the charger setup, site configuration, metering or capacity inputs, and supported OCPP control behavior.

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