Toward a Europe-Wide Interoperable Electromobility System

In March 2011, the European Commission kicked off a four-year Europe-wide initiative called Green eMotion. The aim of Green eMotion is to define and demonstrate an interoperable and user-friendly electromobility system based on existing installations and the experience thus gained. One of the goals of Green eMotion is to create an ICT system concept for the Europewide electromobility services marketplace (including definition of the requisite interfaces) and to demonstrate it. Almost all the 10 Green eMotion demo regions in Europe are using this business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, linking their IT systems to the marketplace via open standard interfaces. The test phase, which began in September 2012, comprises functions used for locating charging points and clarifying charging contracts with third-party providers (roaming). In addition to this key topic of ICT, Green eMotion is also working towards important developments in other areas: - improvements in standardization; - technical reports and policy recommendations; - extensive evaluation of static and dynamic electromobility data; - demonstration of a new approach to the sharing of electric vehicles in urban areas.