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Table 1 Key characteristics of smart charging companies and the services they provide (no interviews with actors representing ‘added value to home charging’ were conducted)

From: A transition to battery electric vehicles without V2G: an outcome explained by a strong electricity regime and a weak automobility regime?

Approach

Private consumers

Balancing grid

Physical installation

Own software

Included in interviews

Two-sided platform

Yes and No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Complement or alternative to grid expansion

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Solution to rapid charging

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Added value to home charging

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No, but mentioneda

  1. aActors representing this business approach were contacted, but no interviews were conducted