Charging Strategies
Structured approaches to plan when and how vehicles charge to balance operations, costs, and grid constraints.
Technical Details
Common strategies include immediate charging, delayed charging, opportunity charging, and predictive charging. They can incorporate tariff signals, depot power limits, and battery health constraints.
Fleet Applications
Helps depots ensure on-time departures while minimizing energy spend and avoiding costly demand peaks.
Related Terms
Smart Charging
Intelligent management of EV charging sessions to optimize energy consumption based on grid constraints, energy prices, and vehicle schedule requirements.
Peak Shaving
Strategy to reduce electricity consumption during intervals of maximum demand to lower demand charges.
Depot Charging
Charging infrastructure located at a central facility where fleet vehicles return to park and charge, typically overnight.
Predictive Charging
Charging that uses forecasts (prices, schedules, SoC, weather) to automatically plan optimal charging windows.
Battery Health (SoH)
A measure of a battery’s remaining usable capacity and performance compared to when it was new.