BMW Group & E.ON Create Pan-European Home Charging Ecosystem for EVs

The BMW Group and E.ON have announced pan-European cooperation plans for intelligent charging at home. The aim of the strategic cooperation is to create 'Connected Home Charging', a charging ecosystem that will allow customers to connect their electrified BMW or MINI vehicle with the energy system, as part of a sustainable household.

The aiim of this cooperation is to lay the groundwork for harnessing the potential of EVs for the transformation towards exclusive use of green energy.

The core element of the ecosystem is the creation of a common interface that combines three previously separate systems: BMW Group electric vehicles, customers' smart homes and the energy market.

As part of the cooperation, the BMW Group will be responsible for the vehicles and charging hardware and will manage the interface with the customer with a focus on their mobility needs.

In addition to providing installation, electrical and connectivity services at customers' homes, E.ON will also be responsible for ensuring sustainable energy tariffs and access to the energy market.

The cooperation will also create the necessary conditions for enabling bidirectional charging in the future. 

The first customer offering of "Connected Home Charging" will be available in several European countries from the mid-second half of 2023.

Frank Weber, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Development, says: “BMW represents the 'Ultimate Electric Driving Machine’. But for us, e-mobility is much more than electric driving: green energy, sustainably-sourced raw materials, charging, recycling — we are driving all these key factors forward at the same time. Together with E.ON, we will make the car an intelligent element of the smart home. This will bring more balance to the private energy ecosystem, with lower costs and an improved carbon footprint, and will enable smart integration into the energy market in the future.”

Patrick Lammers, member of the Board of Management of E.ON SE, responsible for the customer solutions business, adds: “E.ON and the BMW Group are already leaders in their industries. We are now leveraging our strengths and combining them to create a unique ecosystem for charging at home. In this way, we will jointly set the standard for electrified vehicles to become part of the energy market in the future and support the energy transition.”

The BMW Group operates one of Germany’s largest company charging networks, which E.ON has built up since 2019.