Smart Charging Mode
Plan lower-cost charging without losing sight of readiness
Offer a customer-branded smart charging mode that uses tariff windows, required energy, ready-by time and charger state to build a responsible charging plan.
Tariff-aware charging
A charging plan drivers can understand
Smart Charging Mode separates readiness, control and estimated cost. It can plan against off-peak or half-hourly tariffs, monitor supplier-managed charging and fall back to protecting the ready-by target when inputs are incomplete.
Ready-by planning
Plan charging backwards from when the vehicle needs to be ready, using required energy and available connector power.
Tariff-aware windows
Use configured tariff periods, including off-peak and half-hourly rate structures, to identify suitable charging windows.
Controlled profiles
Apply an OCPP charging profile when the platform controls the schedule and the charger confirms the command.
Readiness confidence
Explain whether charger state, connection and tariff coverage provide enough confidence for the proposed plan.
Fallback protection
Prioritise the ready-by target when tariff, charger or scheduling data cannot support a reliable saving estimate.
Your smart-charging proposition
Name and present the mode as part of your own customer experience rather than introducing another consumer brand.
What the mode considers
The plan uses information the platform can verify and clearly separates platform-controlled and supplier-controlled charging.
- Driver-selected ready-by time and required energy
- Connector power and estimated delivery time
- Configured off-peak, fixed and half-hourly tariffs
- Current charger availability, fault and connection state
- Platform-managed, supplier-managed and fallback control modes
- Command confirmation before attributing a platform-managed result
- Pre-session charge-now and planned-cost estimates
- Post-session comparison using delivered energy and applicable tariff windows
A mode shaped around your proposition
Home-charging providers
Add ready-by and tariff-aware charging to a branded home-charging experience.
Energy suppliers and partners
Present supported tariff choices while respecting cases where the energy provider controls the smart schedule.
Charge point manufacturers
Connect charger capability, OCPP profiles and customer preferences without building a separate planning interface.
Planning model
Four questions behind every plan
The app explains the important inputs before a profile is applied, making the plan easier for drivers and support teams to reason about.
- 01
When is the car needed?
Use the ready-by target to define the available charging period.
- 02
How much energy is required?
Estimate the delivery time from energy need and connector power.
- 03
Who controls charging?
Plan directly, monitor a supplier schedule or use readiness fallback.
- 04
Can the result be supported?
Show estimates and savings only when tariff, command and session data justify them.
Responsible smart charging
Confidence is part of the feature
Smart charging is only useful when drivers understand the plan and the platform is honest about who controls it and what the available data can prove.
No guaranteed savings
Savings remain estimates and are only shown when tariff and charging data support the comparison.
No conflicting control
Supplier-managed smart schedules can be monitored without applying a competing platform profile.
Readiness before optimisation
Fallback behaviour protects the ready-by target before attempting to improve charging cost.
Create a smart-charging mode under your brand
Review supported charger behaviour, tariffs and customer journeys with the AmpNexus team.