Directed EV Charging Recommendations With Revenue-Sharing Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators of public charging stations face challenges in attracting customers who not only use their facilities but also purchase amenities, with revenue generation from these customers being difficult to track and associate with telematics services.
Innovation Solution
A directed electric vehicle charging system that utilizes a telematics service provider to recommend charging stations based on user preferences and revenue generation potential, tracking transactions, and sharing a portion of the spent amount with the provider.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If operators provide amenities and services at charging stations, then customer attraction and spending increase, but revenue tracking and association with telematics services becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by tracking spending data from charging sessions and feeding it back to the telematics service provider. The processor receives spending information from the charging station and computes the spent amount, creating a closed-loop information flow that enables accurate revenue tracking and association with specific telematics services.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging station acts as an intermediary between the telematics service provider and the customer spending. It captures spending data at the point of transaction and transmits it to the telematics service provider, bridging the information gap and enabling revenue tracking without requiring direct integration between all components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If operators compete to open new charging stations, then market coverage increases, but difficulty in drawing customers who purchase amenities increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telematics service provider receives spending information from charging stations and uses this feedback to identify which services are driving customers to specific locations. This enables targeted marketing and service optimization to improve customer attraction and amenity purchases at competing charging stations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables preliminary action by providing telematics service providers with spending data and customer behavior insights before launching new services or at new charging stations. This allows providers to pre-optimize their service offerings and marketing strategies to effectively draw customers to amenity purchases.
3Productivity
If telematics services direct vehicles to charging stations, then charging utilization increases, but revenue sharing tracking becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The charging station performs self-service by automatically capturing spending data and transmitting it to the telematics service provider. The processor at the charging station autonomously computes the spent amount and initiates the data transmission, eliminating the need for manual tracking and reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging station serves as an intermediary that automatically handles the complex revenue sharing tracking. It receives spending information from multiple sources, computes the appropriate spent amount, and transmits it to the telematics service provider, simplifying the overall revenue sharing system while maintaining accurate tracking.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a directed electric vehicle charging system for generating revenue and methods thereof. More particularly, this disclosure describes a telematics service provider that maintains relationships with charging stations and their associated stores such that revenue may be realized by directing vehicles to those charging stations. In an illustrative embodiment, the telematics service provider may receive a charge event from a vehicle and in turn, the provider provides an appropriate charging station to that vehicle. An amount spent at the charging station including its associated stores are tracked when the vehicle charges at the charging station. After completing the charging and the vehicle leaves the area, the amount spent is tallied and provided to the telematics service provider. A portion of the amount spent may then be sent to the telematics service provider for the recommended charging station.