Hubject, the Berlin-based company that specializes in electric vehicle charging solutions, is expanding its Plug&Charge offering to the Asian market. As part of this move, Hubject has introduced a V2G Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for the region, which will cover a vast area ranging from Turkey in the west to Japan in the east and including China and India, two of the world’s most populous countries.
Plug&Charge is a system that enables interoperability between electric vehicles and charging stations, making it easier for users to authenticate their vehicles and stations securely. The system also supports vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities, which are essential for grid balancing between vehicle batteries, stations, and utilities.
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Hubject’s Plug&Charge solution is based on the ISO 15118-2 and ISO15118-20 standards, which require a unique V2G Root Public Key Infrastructure per world region. Hubject has already operated V2G Root PKIs for the European and North American markets since 2018.
“We have gathered invaluable expertise regarding ISO 15118 and Plug&Charge over the past five years,” says Christian Hahn, CEO of Hubject. “The result is a solution that is actively driving the EV charging industry toward mass adoption by enabling that seamless and secure charging experience for EV drivers.”
Hubject has established itself as a leading provider of electric vehicle charging solutions. Its cross-provider charging network, which connects CPO networks encompassing over 500,000 connected charging points and more than 1,250 B2B partners across 52 countries, is the largest in the world.
Hubject’s mission is to create a global, interoperable Plug&Charge ecosystem that supports all its partners in all international markets adopting the CCS charging standard. The company was founded in 2012 as a joint venture of the BMW Group, Bosch, EnBW, Enel X, E.ON, Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, and the Volkswagen Group, and has subsidiaries in Los Angeles and Shanghai.
