AgeVolt for industry & logistics – high-performance charging without expensive circuit breakers

Today, a logistics or industrial park needs – or is required by law – to have a DC charger in its parking lot. However, it will only be used occasionally by large-volume deliveries or a company fleet, and paying constantly for reserved power would be economic harakiri. A frequent “quick-fix” is therefore a slow, unsmart AC station or a 15-year contract with an external CPO, which will prevent tenants from charging quickly and cheaply in the future. AgeVolt brings a modular AC and DC solution up to 400 kW, which dynamically works with the same circuit breaker, reduces CAPEX for cabling and automatically allocates costs to specific tenants via MyAgeVolt Cloud . This way, the park will meet legal requirements, prepare for the arrival of electric trucks, and at the same time open up new revenue without high fixed costs.

Problem

  • High instantaneous power, low average utilization – DC 350+ kW is necessary for peak loads, but most of the day you would be paying for reserved capacity completely unnecessarily.
  • Legislative obligation during reconstruction - the law requires "having a charger", so cheap, unsmart ACs are often added, which cannot realistically serve future electric trucks or courier fleets.
  • The risk of “concreting” the parking lot – 15- to 20-year exclusivity for a public CPO looks comfortable today, but means expensive kWh and zero flexibility tomorrow when e-deliveries are commonplace.
  • Cable and circuit breaker costs – concerns about massive connections and route widths lead to project delays until tenants start to really spend miles.
  • No billing to tenants – “one-size-fits-all” tariff solutions cannot separate the consumption of individual companies, nor bill for business vs. private trips; administration ends in Excel.

Possible consequences

If an industrial or logistics park is satisfied with “paper” compliance with the law – for example, with one slow AC socket or a contract with a standard CPO – it immediately exposes itself to a double loss . First, the operator pays for unused reserved capacity (or, conversely, risks overloading the circuit breaker with a single real DC charge). Second, as tenant fleets gradually electrify, they find that a public station on the highway is expensive, but still faster than a “mandatory” slow charger at home in the depot. This effectively negates the main advantage of the park’s location – the ability to refuel where cars naturally park.

In addition, the inflexible 15-year exclusivity with the public CPO fixes the operator's margin and prevents the park from responding to new business models: DC hub for e-trucks, night AC for couriers, or its own dynamic prices during times of low demand. Without intelligent cost allocation, charging consumption is dissolved in the "shared electricity", which causes disputes between tenants and increases the administrative burden of the administrator. In the worst case, there is a risk that key tenants - logistics companies dependent on fast vehicle turnover - will move their operations to the area, where they will have efficient, fair and transparently charged charging . The result is higher contract fluctuation, vacant warehouses and loss of income that could have come from a well-configured e-mobility service.

Solution

AgeVolt will design a “tailor-made” charging solution for a specific industrial or logistics site, so you only pay for the power that tenants and their fleets actually use. The project starts with an energy audit and the design of a SmartBase loop cabling system – one circuit and one data line serve dozens of racks, while the main circuit breaker is not increased. If an e-delivery line is added in a year, just “click” another module into the loop and the software will immediately register it. This minimizes CAPEX compared to classic star cabling and eliminates the annual fee for reserved capacity.

Intelligent power management runs over the infrastructure. The algorithm monitors the total consumption of the park – ramps, cooling boxes, lighting – and in real time redistributes power between AC racks for nighttime slow charging and DC hubs up to 400 kW for peak loads. In practice, this means that when an electric 40-ton train arrives, it receives full power without the risk of a breakdown, but immediately after departure, the system returns to economical “eco-mode”. The manager thus pays €0 for the reserved power , although on paper he has a station that will also meet future legislative requirements for fast charging.

The entire operation is covered by the MyAgeVolt Cloud platform . Each tenant has their own access, where they can set their tariff, see the SoC of their vehicles, plan night AC or fast DC slots and — crucially — the invoice for the consumed kWh goes directly to their ID number . The system distinguishes between private, business and public transactions, exports data to ERP or fleet management and generates a CO₂ report suitable for ESG audits. The park manager only approves the monthly report and has an immediate overview of the charging revenue.

If the stations are not currently being used by tenants, the park can open them to the public via e-roaming with one click – dynamically (e.g. from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM) and at its own price. Thanks to the low procurement costs of DC hardware (AgeVolt works with manufacturers who are many times cheaper than the regular market), the investment returns quickly: if filled 3 hours a day, the price of the DC stand pays for itself within three years, with night AC even sooner.

The expansion with photovoltaics or battery storage is prepared in advance: MyAgeVolt immediately takes into account local production and shifts peak charging to the time of surplus. 24/7 helpdesk, remote diagnostics, inspections and grant advice are part of the SLA, so the operator does not have to worry about permits or service. The result? The logistics park complies with the law, saves on circuit breakers, earns on charging and becomes a more attractive location for tenants switching to electric vehicles - without long-term contractual ties and without hidden costs.

References

  • Slovak POST OFFICE

  • Slovak Parcel Service

    Advanced fleet management

    The client was looking for a unified system for all depots across Slovakia to allow its couriers to charge seamlessly in any of them, while at the same time providing the administrator with clear overall charging statistics.

    MyAgeVolt: Fleet Module

    The Fleet module allows the client to manage an unlimited number of fleets. It allows them to generate reports, prepare accounting documents, and monitor the consumption of individual vehicles.

  • Slovak power plants

    70 new charging points

    The client is electrifying a fleet of vehicles and was building 70 charging points at one location. He was looking for a solution that would work even with low reserved electrical capacity and would not overload the electrical grid.

    Intelligent charging power management

    In addition to chargers, AgeVolt also installed its SmartSystem on site, which intelligently manages vehicle charging so that the electrical network does not collapse even when all charging points are used at once.