It's not just private individuals who are increasingly buying electric vehicles. More and more companies are switching their fleets – whether cars or trucks – to electromobility . Although the number of public charging points is increasing in Germany, the charging infrastructure is still far from being fully developed. While according to Statista, around 1.17 million electric cars were registered in Germany on July 1, 2023 [1] , there were only 51,827 [2] public charging stations at the same time.
Companies must be able to plan their operations optimally and there should be no delays because, for example, an electric vehicle could not yet be charged.
It is therefore particularly important to have your own charging infrastructure. In order to support the switch to electromobility and the expansion of fast charging infrastructures in companies, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport launched a new funding program According to the BMDV, this is aimed in particular at craft and commercial businesses as well as fleet users (such as transport and logistics companies, parcel services, rental car and car sharing providers and care services).
Companies have been able to submit an application since September 18, 2023. The funding can only be applied for once per company and applies to investment expenditure in the following areas:
Commentary by Michael Schaab, Managing Director
of Green Mobility Solutions GmbH
Details about the funding can be found here: https://bmdv.bund.de/SharedDocs/DE/Press
Especially in companies with a large fleet, it must be ensured that every electric vehicle has a free charging station available . This is the only way to ensure smooth operation.
In order to optimally plan the occupancy of companies' charging stations, it is possible to reserve and centrally manage the charging infrastructure . For example, employees can reserve a time to charge their vehicle during the lecture or the employee responsible for the fleet can assign fixed charging times. With smart parking space management tools, this can be done centrally and easily using a smartphone or PC. be blocked, for example, with an automatic parking bar parking lock can be folded down simply with a click on their smartphone.
[1] https://de.statista.com/statistics/data/study/265995/umfrage/anzahl-der-elektroautos-in-deutschland/
[2] https://de.statista.com/statistics/data/studie/1407473/umfrage/stock-an-ladesaeulen-in-deutschland/