After Stromnetz Hamburg GmbH had taken over from Vattenfall the operation of the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Hamburg, the grid operator set itself the goal of introducing a non-discriminatory payment method. This should also enable “spontaneous users” not having a traction current contract with an energy supplier to use the public charging infrastructure in Hamburg.

Dornier Consulting conducted a market study to examine available payment methods and their costs, providers and current trends in this area in Germany and Europe.

Our services at a glance

• Description of the objective of the intended model for the integration of a non-discriminatory payment method
• Qualitative evaluation of available “spontaneous” payment methods
• Cost comparison of these payment methods for three scenarios
• Identification and evaluation of providers
• Description of the available payment systems in large charging networks
• Development of recommendations for action