#Charging
The rapid expansion of the charging infrastructure is and remains vital to the ramp-up of e-mobility. This is why the Volkswagen Group is striving to become a holistic charging and energy-service provider and is investing intensely in the global development of an open fast-charging network. You will find additional information here.
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IAA Mobility 2025: Elli launches bidirectional charging pilot and starts recruiting
At IAA Mobility 2025, Volkswagen Group subsidiary Elli presents a pilot project for bidirectional (“Bidi”) charging in private households for the first time. In the future, homes can be powered by EV batteries and the home’s solar power system.
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Made in Europe: Volkswagen, PowerCo and Elli launch pioneering battery and energy technologies
The Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries PowerCo and Elli are pushing sustainable mobility "made in Europe" at the IAA Mobility 2025. They are showcasing pioneering technologies for the automotive industry: The world's first Group test vehicle with solid-state battery provides a glimpse of the battery technology of tomorrow. PowerCo’s Unified Cell, which will be used for the first time in the Electric Urban Car Family of Volkswagen, ŠKODA and CUPRA, is ready for series production. In combination with the new battery system, it will provide a technological leap in terms of performance, cost efficiency and flexibility. The Volkswagen Group is consistently expanding its know-how in e-mobility and now has the broadest range of technologies on the market – from combustion engines to PHEVs and all-electric vehicles to battery and energy technologies.
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Battery Technology
The battery is the heart of electromobility. Its performance determines the range, charging time, and lifetime of an electric vehicle – and thus its market success. The Volkswagen Group is one of the few automotive manufacturers taking this key technology for fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids into its own hands. In doing so, we are also securing our long-term global leadership.
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Porsche Wireless Charging: Inductive charging for a convenient energy supply
Wireless charging has already radically simplified the use of the mobile phone: simply place the smartphone in a charging cradle and the energy flows. Porsche will soon be offering this user-friendly technology for electric cars as well: The company will be the first car manufacturer to bring an 11 kW charging system with a one-box base plate for battery-electric vehicles to market maturity. One-Box means that apart from the floor plate mounted at the parking lot, there is no longer any need to install a wallbox or control unit.
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Elli launches Energy Trading as a Service - Empowering companies with green energy
The Volkswagen Group brand Elli (Charging and Energy) is taking its Energy business unit to the next level by now offering energy trading as a service to external customers.
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900,000 Charge Points: Elli Continues to Expand Europe-wide Charging
Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) is strengthening its position as one of Europe’s leading charging providers. As of now, e-mobility customers can access around 900,000 public charging points across 28 European countries using the Elli app, Elli Charging Card, or Charge&Fuel Card – including 80,000 high-power charging (HPC) stations. The rapid expansion comes alongside the rollout of a new, transparent pricing model, making charging across Europe more convenient, reliable, and cost-effective.
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Power2Drive 2025: Elli unveils new "Flexpole Plus" and announces key partnership with UNITI
Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) is presenting a major innovation at this year’s Power2Drive trade fair in Munich: the new Flexpole Plus. The next-generation of Elli’s battery-buffered DC fast charger combines proven flexibility with expanded payment capabilities, making it ideal for public, business, and fleet locations with limited grid capacity. Coinciding with the product launch, Elli is also announcing a strategic partnership with German energy association UNITI to help transform gas station infrastructure across the country.
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Elli präsentiert eichrechtskonforme Wallbox für den deutschen Markt
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Volkswagen merges charging and fueling services under new company
The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its charging and fueling services through the merger of LOGPAY Transport Services GmbH, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, and the mobility service units of Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli). This strategic merger lays the foundation for future growth by offering seamless mobility services and an expanded range of solutions to both business and private customers transitioning to e-mobility. The newly established Elli Mobility GmbH, as a result of this merger, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) starting (expected) in March 2025.
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Elli Charger 2 triumphiert beim Wallbox Testvergleich von AUTO BILD und P3
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Volkswagen Group brand Elli launches smart charging product offensive for Europe
Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) is launching its first smart charger in Europe. The Elli Charger 2 integrates via solar surplus charging with a home’s solar power system and can use price optimized charging to automatically charge when electricity market prices are lowest. Elli has now set new standards in integrating renewable energies and reducing charging costs to make the energy transition at home a reality. Furthermore, customers can now also purchase and install a solar power system from Otovo together with the smart charger. The partnership between Elli and Norwegian solar power marketplace Otovo will initially be rolled out in Germany at selected Volkswagen dealers (including in Hamburg, Ulm, and Augsburg) as a pilot project and is intended to be established across Europe in the long term.
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Volkswagen Group Charging (Elli) presents new charging products for e-fleets and companies at the IAA Transportation 2024
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Introducing the all-new Elli Charger 2: cost-effective charging to drive the energy transition at home
The Volkswagen Group brand Elli presents a significant product innovation for charging EVs. The new Elli Charger 2 is equipped with a wide range of services, enables significantly reduced charging costs, and is characterized by a perfectly coordinated ecosystem. Volkswagen customers can now purchase their electric vehicle, charger, and electricity tariff in an easy and integrated manner from a single source. In the future, they will also be able to purchase a solar panel system via selected Volkswagen sales channels. As part of the product launch of the new charger, Elli today announced a strategic partnership with the European solar panel provider Otovo to offer e-mobility customers holistic and innovative energy solutions for their home.
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Elli enters the industrial energy storage business
The Volkswagen Group is entering a new business segment with the Elli charging and energy brand and will develop, build and operate large-scale stationary storage systems together with partners along the value chain. In the future, Elli's industrial energy storage systems will be used to supply customers and for arbitrage transactions on the electricity market. In this way, Elli is driving the transformation into a smart energy company and making a significant contribution to stabilizing and increasing the efficiency of the power grids. First Elli battery storage projects could be set up as early as next year.