Mercedes Plug & Charge: Easy Charging!
This page is translated from the original post "Mercedes Plug & Charge : la recharge facile !" in French.
- 14/09/2022 15:30
After its electric vehicles, Mercedes now offers the ability to charge its plug-in hybrids without a charging card and without an app thanks to the Plug & Charge system. A small revolution.
No more manual authentication each time you charge your plug-in hybrid. Thanks to its new technology, Mercedes allows the charging station to communicate automatically with your car, provided it is compatible with the new Plug & Charge system.
For current owners of Mercedes C-Class or S-Class Plug-In Hybrids (new models like the GLC come equipped with it from the factory), the software update is done remotely and installs authentication certificates in cars capable of DC fast charging. A new “Plug & Charge” tab will then appear in the dropdown menu of the multimedia screen.
The second step, Mercedes owners register on Mercedes Me Charge and activate this new feature. Once done, they can now connect their car to a compatible charging station before the charge automatically begins.
A sufficiently dense network for Plug & Charge
As of this writing, no less than 1,800 fast charging points Ionity are compatible with “Plug & Charge” throughout Europe, to which 700 Aral Pulse specific charging points for Germany should be added.
Other manufacturers also offer this technology, such as Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Ford, and the Volkswagen Group. This technological evolution should allow electric vehicle users to save time and help others do the same!
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