With the new CHARGE NOW charging service, Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) has developed a solution for all drivers of electric vehicles. DCS is thereby further boosting the development of electromobility in Germany.

Charging partnerships between smart, ABB E-mobility and Digital Charging Solutions deliver next level charging experience.

The collaboration between HERE and DCS will deliver global automakers with an end-to-end, seamless, in-car experience for EV drivers. DCS brings its expertise in the field of charging station access, charging session authentication, booking and provision of the respective payment and billing services.

Hubject and Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) announced their partnership to offer Plug&Charge feature on the standard of ISO 15118 to customers, as leading companies in the e-mobility sector within the European market. This new technology enables EV drivers to authenticate easily at the charge point.

DCS offers industry leading solutions to provide EV drivers with seamless access to more than 300,000 charging points in 30 countries. bp will provide DCS customers access to an additional 9,000 charging points across Europe including ultra-fast charging and together with DCS, will develop new integrated offers for fleets - including fuel and charge services. Globally, bp aims to grow its network of public EV charging points by 2030 to over 70,000 worldwide.

With the integrated DCS charging solution CHARGE NOW for Business, fleet managers have an overview of the charging behavior of all electric vehicles (EVs) in their fleet, whether at public, residential, or workplace charging points. The Mobility House’s Charging and Energy Management system ChargePilot helps lower energy costs while guaranteeing a stable supply of energy for future use. EVBox Group provides its charging stations and charging management software (Everon) which enables remote support and is integrated into the DCS solution.

bp intends to acquire 1/3 of the shares in Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) and thus become the third shareholder. The strategic investment will mark an important step for the further development of e-mobility and will open up a variety of new opportunities for DCS on its way to becoming a leading global service provider for charging solutions. BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG will remain joint majority shareholders of DCS. The transaction is subject to regulatory review.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) are collaborating to help ease the transition to electromobility for fleet drivers and managers. The initial result of this collaboration is a new Siemens charging service called Enterprise Charging Network.

The new “Lexus Charging Network”, jointly developed by Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) and Lexus Europe, provides a convenient and reliable charging solution, allowing Lexus drivers to easily and internationally find and use a large variety of charge points.

In close collaboration, Hyundai Motor Europe, Kia Motors Europe and Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) have developed integrated public charging services for Hyundai and Kia drivers called “Charge myHyundai” and “KiaCharge”. The new solutions will give customers of the two brands access to more than 160.000 charging points.

The ChargeNow charging service operated by Digital Charging Solutions GmbH for BMW and MINI vehicles was renamed BMW Charging and MINI Charging on 1 July. Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) will continue to operate the services in the future. All ChargeNow features will still be available and remain unchanged under the new brand names. Under the brand CHARGE NOW, DCS will continue to offer CHARGE NOW for Business, the charging service for fleets.

Soon-to-be drivers of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ electrified cars now have one more friend to count on. Based on the partnership signed between FCA and Digital Charging Solutions GmbH, Jeep or Fiat EV-customers will have access to the digital service “My Easy Charge”, offering them a single provider for the largest charging network in Europe.

The CHARGE NOW for Business service from Digital Charging Solutions makes it easier for large companies to use electric vehicles in their fleets and supports the implementation of e-mobility strategies.

Digital Charging Solutions GmbH and BYTON are jointly developing a public charging service that will give drivers of the electric car brand's new M-Byte model access to more than 150,000 charging points.

Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) is the first provider to combine a large number of different charge point operators in one network in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, now also offering drivers of electric cars in the UK a standardized and comprehensive charging solution as well as a simple charging experience.

To make it even easier to plan a journey to the nearest charging point in future, Digital Charging Solutions has optimized the route calculation in the app. Start and stop destination routes can also be integrated, and you can make a note of special charging stations on the route. In addition, you can now also use the Siri® voice control system to find charging stations and add them to your favorites or to start the authentication process – all fully integrated via Apple CarPlay.

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Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) develops and operates innovative and digital public charging solutions for automobile manufacturers and fleet operators. In this way it makes charging electric cars at public charging stations easy, convenient and safe and ensures an increasing acceptance of electromobility.