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<\/p>\nIn the first phase, which was characterised by a relatively low percentage of electric cars, charging mainly took place at home or in other private places such as office buildings. Charging services were mainly paid per minute or per hour and a large number of charging stations could be used free of charge, as low charging volumes meant relatively low costs for the operator of the charging station. Generally, the infrastructure of the charging station was \"simple\", i.e. not connected to any cloud-based service.<\/p>\n
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During the second phase, electric car sales began to increase rapidly. Mode 3 enabled the use of smart charging infrastructure and the focus shifted to public charging stations. Currently, most regions in Europe and the US are in this phase. Smart charging allows digital services to be equipped with more complex payment options and features for balancing charging volumes and flexible access management. Charging station operators have emerged to offer these features and have great control over the ecosystem. Consider Shell.<\/p>\n
In the third, long-term phase, electric vehicles play a key role in the power system. To protect the power system from the new demand for electricity due to the high penetration rate of electric cars, operators must respond to the needs of transmission system operators and distribution system operators. And thus provide ancillary and balancing services. This new demand would create great opportunities for operators who can now start acquiring the necessary electric vehicles and charging stations to offer these valuable V2G services.<\/p>\n