Dear Valued Alfen Customer,

We are excited to announce our next generation of EV charging equipment. Developed to support ISO 15118, the latest international communications standard for EV charging, this technology enables improved smart charging capabilities such as Plug & Charge and Bi-Directional Charging. This expansion also marks a major milestone for Alfen as we become one of the first AC EV charging equipment manufacturers to prove full end-to-end implementation and compatibility of Plug & Charge functionality with ISO 15118.

Unlocking Smart Charging Capabilities with ISO 15118

ISO 15118 enables improved Plug & Charge functionality, which allows an EV to communicate with a charging station to make charging easier. With Plug & Charge, the car and the charger automatically identify themselves to each other by exchanging certificates issued in advance through a certificate pool.

This communications standard also enables Bi-Directional Charging (also known as Vehicle-2-Grid or Vehicle-2-X). This technology can deliver energy from an EV’s battery back to the grid. Users can power their home or office with energy from their EV or support the grid during peak hours. This development offers new possibilities for users to become less dependent on the grid when it is congested, which is a significant challenge all over Europe.

To make Vehicle-2-X and Plug & Charge a reality, the charging station, the back-end and the EV need to support these capabilities. Alfen’s EV equipment is ready to embrace it now. We look forward to driving these innovative capabilities forward and encourage infrastructure providers to take the next step to enable the scope of capabilities ISO 15118 offers.

Alfen Twin Will Be First to Be Equipped with ISO 15118

We expect to introduce the new ISO 15118 capabilities on our range of EV charging stations over time and hope these new capabilities will allow you to serve your customers even better.

It will first be introduced on our Alfen Twin charging station, after which we expect the technology to be available on our Eve Single and Eve Double range of equipment during 2023. The Alfen Twin charging stations will be available for delivery early next year with price lists and data sheets available by the end of 2022.

Thank you for your continued partnership with Alfen. If you have any questions, please contact your Alfen Sales Manager or our Sales Support department.

Kind regards,

Andreas Plenk
Commercial Director