How Pod Point and Enode are enabling wholesale EV flexibility
Pod Point is one of the UK’s leading EV charging networks. As the grid increasingly needs flexible demand, the company saw an opportunity to turn its installed charger base into a grid resource — if it could get reliable access to vehicle data.
Building the Flex product
Pod Point’s Flex product lets drivers opt in to smart charging that shifts load to off-peak windows. To make it work across different vehicle brands, Pod Point needed a way to read real-time state of charge and control charging sessions — regardless of manufacturer. Enode provided that layer.
“Our mission has always been to make EV charging affordable and convenient, and through Flex we provide a hassle-free charging experience when energy is cheapest, resulting in a win-win-win for Pod Point, our customers and the Grid.”
Flexibility at network scale
With Enode connecting the vehicle layer, Pod Point can dispatch flexible charging events across its network reliably. Drivers pay less. The grid gets a controllable resource. And Pod Point can offer a differentiated service to utility partners looking for residential flexibility.