Now available: Elli Charger 2 features smart charging technology that reduces charging costs by up to 40%.Everything from one trusted source: Volkswagen offers an industry-unique ecosystem comprising of electric vehicles, proprietary smart chargers, its own green electricity tariff, a solar power system partnership with Otovo, and an app-integrated public charging network with over 770,000 charge points across Europe.At the heart of this seamless and innovative ecosystem is the newly introduced Volkswagen Naturstrom Flex, which enables price optimized charging. Customers benefit from automatically charging when electricity market prices are low. In 2023, Elli initiated trading on the German electricity market at the largest European power exchange, EPEX Spot. Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) is launching its first smart charger in Europe. The Elli Charger 2 integrates via solar surplus charging with a home’s solar power system and can use price optimized charging to automatically charge when electricity market prices are lowest. Elli has now set new standards in integrating renewable energies and reducing charging costs to make the energy transition at home a reality. Furthermore, customers can now also purchase and install a solar power system from Otovo together with the smart charger. The partnership between Elli and Norwegian solar power marketplace Otovo will initially be rolled out in Germany at selected Volkswagen dealers (including in Hamburg, Ulm, and Augsburg) as a pilot project and is intended to be established across Europe in the long term. “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.

Elli offers in-house developed digital products and AC and fast charging solutions scalable and tailored to each customer. In addition, Elli gives businesses, logistics companies, and fleet operators access to one of the largest charging networks in Europe with over 750,000 charging points. Giovanni Palazzo New collaboration model with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles At the IAA Transportation 2024, the Volkswagen Group brand Elli is presenting the integration of its charging services into the ConnectPro fleet tool developed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The integrated charging services make it possible to manage public charging cards, which is an important addition to comprehensive fleet management for electric vehicles. “Our solutions bundle important information from vehicle and charging data in one platform. Whether permanently assigned company cars or pool vehicles, our charging products are flexibly tailored to the requirements of different company fleets. Together with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, we are using ConnectPro to accelerate the comprehensive electrification of plant and company locations,” explains Michael Gotthelf, Vice President Elli Commercial. A few months ago, Elli introduced “Charging Site Management”, which supports companies in setting up and managing charging infrastructure. This includes the planning, construction and installation of AC and DC charging stations, as well as the provision of software solutions so that corporate customers can efficiently manage their charging sites. Elli now offers software-based, cross-portfolio load management for this purpose, which can be set up and managed without any on-site effort. Elli Charger 2 – Next generation charger for business customers The Elli Charger 2 – made in Germany - combines state-of-the-art smart charging technology with a user-friendly design and is also celebrating its IAA trade fair premiere.

Rethinking the upper mid-size segment: Audi sets standards in design and rangeEnyaq covered thousands of kilometres of rough African roads Charging Charging performance I Audi MediacenterJust Plug and ChargeCUPRA makes electric vehicle ownership effortless with the CUPRA Charging MapThe charging station for your home: Charger for e-cars with Type 2 connector | Elli – Empowering electric life.Charging with dynamic electricity ratesCharging tariffs for your electric vehicle. | Elli – Empowering electric life. Charging Times Today, up to 310 km range can be recharged in just ten minutes. Charging performance has been consistently improved with the MEB product updates. Current models offer very short charging times: e.g., Audi A6 e-tron charges up to 310 km in 10 minutes; 10% to 80% SoC (state of charge) in 21 minutesMEB models have seen consistent improvements in charging performance during product updates, e.g., Škoda Enyaq 85x increased from 135 kW to 175 kW, reducing 10%-80% SoC charging times from 36 minutes to 28 minutesOn-the-Go Charging The charging infrastructure is significantly better than its reputation, but further expansion efforts are necessary. Volkswagen offers access to over 800,000 charging points in Europe, including 130,000 fast-charging points (DC and HPC).

The Volkswagen Group is entering a new business segment with the Elli charging and energy brand and will develop, build and operate large-scale stationary storage systems together with partners along the value chain. In the future, Elli's industrial energy storage systems will be used to supply customers and for arbitrage transactions on the electricity market. In this way, Elli is driving the transformation into a smart energy company and making a significant contribution to stabilizing and increasing the efficiency of the power grids. First Elli battery storage projects could be set up as early as next year. The largest projects in the Elli project pipeline currently have a capacity of up to 350 MW and a storage capacity of 700 MWh. Such projects would almost double the total storage capacity installed in Germany, which currently amounts around one GWh. "Germany and Europe need sufficient storage solutions to meet the increasing demand and to compensate for the volatile feed-in of renewable energies. Our investment in stationary battery storage systems is therefore a significant contribution to the sustainable transformation of the energy supply," says Volkswagen Group Board Member for Technology Thomas Schmall. The need for storage solutions is enormous: In 2023 alone, around 10,500 GWh were not generated from renewable electricity sources in Germany due to a lack of intermediate storage options. This amount of electricity would have been enough to power more than 3.2 million electric vehicles with electricity from renewable sources for a year. In order to compensate for the volatility of renewable energies, Fraunhofer Institute estimates a demand for battery storage systems of over 100 GWh by 2030.

Lower charging costs thanks to smart charging features: the new Elli Charger 2 optimizes charging according to a home’s solar energy production and electricity prices and reduces charging costs by up to 40 percent.Developed for Europe: tailored to 28 European markets, the Elli Charger 2 will be available in four product versions starting from summer 2024.All-in-one solution: Volkswagen Group offers an industry-unique ecosystem featuring an electric vehicle, home charger, an exclusive green electricity tariff, and soon a photovoltaic system via our partner Otovo.Cutting-edge design meets best-in-class technology: the new charger engineered in close coordination with vehicle experts, manufactured in Germany at high-quality standards. The Volkswagen Group brand Elli presents a significant product innovation for charging EVs. The new Elli Charger 2 is equipped with a wide range of services, enables significantly reduced charging costs, and is characterized by a perfectly coordinated ecosystem. Volkswagen customers can now purchase their electric vehicle, charger, and electricity tariff in an easy and integrated manner from a single source. In the future, they will also be able to purchase a solar panel system via selected Volkswagen sales channels. As part of the product launch of the new charger, Elli today announced a strategic partnership with the European solar panel provider Otovo to offer e-mobility customers holistic and innovative energy solutions for their home. "To drive e-mobility, we have to make the charging experience simpler and significantly more cost-effective for customers. This is where the new Elli Charger 2 shines. It charges when solar energy is available and electricity prices are at their lowest.