Post by Optimile

⏱️ Stad Gent's rotation tariff is a textbook example of smart EV charging policy. Drivers get 4 hours free of extra cost, then €3.60/h kicks in, but only between 8 AM and 10 PM. No one pays extra at night for charging while they sleep. It's the kind of threshold + time window setup we recommend to cities for exactly this reason. ➡️ So why are Gent residents getting hit with night-time idle fees that shouldn't exist, and extra charges nobody can explain? The tariff logic isn't the problem. The breakdown happens downstream. As Joris Vandenbroucke pointed out this week, it's not the city and not the concession holder issuing these unclear invoices, it's the eMSPs bundling energy, idle fees, and service costs into one bill, sometimes with little transparency about what's actually being charged and why. This is the gap Optimile closes. A well-designed tariff only works if it's applied correctly and shown clearly, from the moment a session starts to the final invoice. Drivers should see exactly what a session costs before they plug in. CPOs should be confident their tariff logic is interpreted correctly across every eMSP in the chain. And cities should be able to trust that the policy they designed is the policy drivers actually experience. 💡 Good tariff design is half the job. The other half is making sure it survives the journey from CPO to invoice without getting lost in translation. That's where the real trust gets built, or lost. We are a Ghent based SaaS charge point mangement provider, awel, onze bewoners en bezoekers verdienen een correcte factuur. We have been sharing our expertise with Ghent Mobiliteitsbedrijf and are always open to questions #EVcharging #EMobility #ChargingInfrastructure #Optimile Link to VRT NWS article: https://lnkd.in/e4ea3SHu