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Electric Vehicle Identity: Protecting driver privacy, while streamlining transactions in public charging stations

EVI is an interoperable wallet service to securely identify and verify electric vehicles and their drivers, using decentralized technologies while also complying with eIDAS2 and ESSIF. The wallet is compatible with plug and charge standards for electric vehicles.

  • Motivation for the project: Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) face significant data privacy risks when charging their vehicles in Public Charging Stations. An underappreciated risk with the dispersion of information across multiple platforms is that vehicle and user data can be used to pinpoint users’ locations and everyday activities. A set of modular components is essential to allow drivers transact in different charge point networks with ease and while controlling the personal data they disseminate.
  • Generic use case description: EVI streamlines payment and charging session initiation in public charging stations, while minimizing personal data dissemination from the side of the drive.
  • Essential functionalities: A set of modular components are introduced that enable drivers to create a digital wallet used for EV charging. Charge point operators can also use modular components developed within Trustchain to accept transactions through those digital wallets.
  • How these functionalities can be integrated within the software ecosystem: These modular components can be rapidly deployed within existing EV Charging applications.
  • Gap being addressed: Drivers of electric vehicles face unnecessary friction when attempting to charge their vehicles. Different providers require installation of different applications and personal data from the drivers. EVI enables drivers to initiate transactions using a digital wallet linked to their vehicle simply by plugging in their vehicle to the charging stations.
  • Expected benefits achieved with the novel technology building blocks: Reduced friction when initiating a new session, minimize personal data dissemination when initiating a new charging session.
  • Potential demonstration scenario: EVI wallet components will be used to facilitate transactions in actual charging stations managed by EV Loader.

Team

Christos Stefanatos

Product Manager at EV Loader, Engineering background and professional experience in Renewable Energy Industry

Alexios Karadimos

Lead Developer at EV Loader. Has computer science background and experience in deploying privacy enhanced mobile and web applications

Evanthia Sismanoglou

Msc Electrical and Computer Engineering) has academic experience in modeling electricity grid infrastructure.

Entity

EV Loader

Software Developer of EV Charging station management platform.

Website: www.evloader.com