“At Elli, we see smart charging as the interface between electric mobility and the energy transition at home. Our smart charging products, especially our new charger, represent a significant innovation step for our customers. The Elli Charger 2 helps make charging electric cars even more environmentally friendly by ensuring that EVs are charged when green electricity is readily available and cheap. This in turns increases the efficiency of renewable energy use. In addition, we are creating a framework for the future with our smart charging portfolio to use EVs as energy storage and help stabilize the power grid,” explains Giovanni Palazzo, CEO of Elli & SVP of Volkswagen Charging & Energy.
Martin Sander, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales, adds: ‘Our primary goal is to inspire as many customers as possible to switch to electric mobility. With this in mind, it is essential to simplify access to charging and energy products and reduce charging costs. Volkswagen is the only car manufacturer in Europe to offer this range of charging and energy products - and all from a single source. This ecosystem includes the new Charger 2, Volkswagen Naturstrom Flex, a smart charging app, a solar power system, and access to a public charging network with 770,000 charge points, enabling people to seamlessly integrate e-mobility into their daily lives.
Innovative Elli Charger 2 features at a glance:
Smart charging: customers save up to 40% on charging costs through the combination of solar surplus charging and price optimized charging.
Solar surplus charging: the Elli Charger 2 uses excess energy from solar power systems to directly charge the EV. The vehicle is charged sustainably and is less dependent on grid energy.
Price optimized charging: connecting with dynamic electricity tariffs, the Elli Charger 2 can automatically schedule the cheapest times to charge. This feature takes advantage of fluctuations in the electricity market to minimize charging costs.
Versatile charging: the new Elli Charger 2 is available in four versions for 28 European markets and is suitable for any EV with a Type 2 charging port. Thanks to the new metering function—soon also with German Eichrecht metering compliance—and the associated cost transparency as well as the new load management, the new Elli Charger 2 can be used not only in private households but also in semi-public and public charging spots.
Future-proof and user-Friendly: with the ability to receive remote software updates, the Elli Charger 2 remains up to date and offers a user-friendly interface for control via app.
Best-in-class integration of EV and charger: seamless synchronization with Volkswagen, CUPRA, and Škoda EVs, exchanging charging profiles, departure times, and battery status data to optimize charging processes.
With a charging capacity of up to 22 kW, the Charger 2 not only charges particularly quickly but is also particularly future-proof. The charging power can be individually adjusted during configuration, e.g., to 11 kW to meet the requirements of the home’s electricity setup.
For more information about the new Charger, visitwww.elli.eco.
