IoT Connectivity Powers the EV Charging Revolution.

The Shell Recharge network is a rapidly growing worldwide network of public fast chargers, enabling drivers to seamlessly recharge their vehicles at convenient places while on the road. Shell Recharge offers fast and ultra-fast charging at Shell stations and access to over 250,000 public charge points in 35 countries. 

Shell Recharge planned to open EV charge stations in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, the UK, and Norway. However, their multi-regional deployment needed some thought. Certain regions faced roaming restrictions which can affect connectivity levels. Shell Recharge sought reliable, high connectivity providers who would make their vision into a reality and become partners for the long road ahead. 

Deploying hundreds or thousands of charge points across a country on a single mobile network will mean 15–25% without a reliable connection. Given that charge points aspire to be in action for a decade or more with minimum human intervention, it’s important that they reliably perform. And they can only perform at their best if they have excellent connectivity. Connectivity, in fact, is a critical foundation to the EV charge point operation including payment processing, software updates, scheduling, promotions, and user analytics.  

Shell Recharge sought an intelligent connectivity solution that would enable them to monitor and remotely manage every one of their charge points across Europe with ease and efficiency. In addition, the connectivity solution needed to port the customer charging data back to the server and provide it to the customer through a user-friendly App and online charge portal.