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Why Smart EV Chargers Are the Future of Home and Business Charging

With electric cars (EVs) becoming increasingly on-trend, the need for clever and effective charging technology has never been more pronounced. As a homeowner who wants to charge your EV overnight or a business that wants to offer employees and customers charging facilities, smart EV chargers are now the way forward. So, why are smart EV chargers the key to the future? Let’s find out how smart EV chargers are changing the game when it comes to charging electric vehicles. 

What is a Smart EV Charger? 

A smart EV charger is a sophisticated charging station that is internet-connected and provides smart features like remote monitoring, scheduling, load balancing, and integration of renewable energy. While EV chargers provide power, smart chargers provide users with control, convenience, and efficiency. 

Home Charging: Convenience and Cost Savings 

One of the greatest benefits of home smart EV chargers is scheduling the charging to off-peak electricity hours. This saves a great deal of money in electricity bills. Smart chargers can even be integrated with home solar panels, and hence EVs can be charged on clean energy. For green motorists, this translates to a further carbon footprint reduction. 

Moreover, smartphone app remote control enables homeowners to remotely activate, deactivate, or observe charging sessions. No matter where you are, either at the office or abroad, you are controlling your EV charger. 

Business Charging: Increase Your Brand and Revenue 

For companies, installing smart EV chargers is not merely providing convenience of service, it is an investment. Offering EV charging stations could bring in environmentally friendly customers and talented workers who just so happen to have an electric vehicle. Smart chargers also provide usage analytics so that companies can track energy usage, optimise usage, and assign rates for public use if they desire. 

With balancing loads, intelligent chargers provide the facility to charge multiple vehicles at a time without overloading the electrical system of the building. This is particularly beneficial for offices, apartments, and shopping centres that have multiple users at the same time. Sustainability and Future Readiness Smart EV chargers are future-proof and align with worldwide sustainability objectives. They stabilise the energy and cut emissions by facilitating grid-friendly options like dynamic load management and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. As utility firms transition towards intelligent energy distribution systems, a smart EV charger prepares your business or home for future developments along the energy management horizon. 


For more advice on installing EV Charging and how to become an Ocular Installation Partner, reach out to our team.   

1300 912 650  

Sales@ocularcharging.com.au 

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