Volkswagen’s Mobile Charging Robot can be summoned either with a free app or Car-to-X communication, and it operates completely autonomously. It’s capable of steering the vehicle to be charged and then communicates with it, whether that means opening the charging socket flap or connecting the plug / unplugging. The entire charging process happens without any human involvement whatsoever. To charge several electric vehicles simultaneously the mobile robot moves a trailer, or a mobile energy storage unit, to the vehicle, connects, and then uses this to charge the batteries.
No release date has been set for this mobile charging robot, but VW’s business unit is currently working on a complete DC charging family. This flexible quick-charging station is set to be launched onto the market in early 2021. The company has tested their DC wallbox at their various German production sites. On the bright side, the mobile charging robot has successfully reached prototype status and will now be comprehensively further developed.
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Setting up an efficient charging infrastructure for the future is a central task that challenges the entire sector. We are developing solutions to help avoid costly stand-alone measures. The mobile charging robot and our flexible quick-charging station are just two of these solutions,” said Thomas Schmall, CEO of Volkswagen Group Components.
