Smart Charging refers to the ability to control how one’s electric vehicle charges when connected to the grid. When an electric vehicle is plugged in, the charging station communicates data (such as charging time, speed, and so on) to a centralized cloud-based management platform through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Smart charging, as opposed to traditional charging devices that aren’t cloud-connected, allows the charging station owner to remotely monitor, regulate, and restrict the use of their devices to save energy consumption.