ChargerMate is an EV charging network with a difference. We believe that the future of destination chargers in Australia is small, independent operators, rather than large organisations or councils.
We put operators first, and focus on reducing costs and installation hassles, so that you can start making a profit from your EV charger as quickly and easily as possible.
Given a suitable location, anyone can run an EV charger and turn their power into profit.
The massive increase in the uptake of electric vehicles has led to a demand for many more chargers of all types around Australia. This presents a very unique opportunity for individuals and small businesses, where for the first time in history, they can set themselves up to be a "petrol bowser".
The ChargerMate service integrates seamlessly with your internet-connected charger. Once set up, you can decide whether you want your EV chargepoint to be available on our directory of public charging stations, or you simply want a "private" charger for home or business use.
You can choose to enable payments on your charger if you wish, which are all processed through our trusted payment gateway, Stripe. Rates for different times of the day can be set as well, to ensure that you get the best possible profit margins out of your chargepoint and can take advantage of cheaper rates from your energy provider.
ChargerMate is a fully fledged EV chargepoint management system. Once connected to your OCPP enabled charging station, you will be able to:
- Add as many home or business based chargers as you like
- Monitor your charging sessions remotely
- Be notified if charging ends for any reason
- Set a limit for when you would like to stop charging
- Invite others to give them permission to use your charger
- Switch your charger between public and private at any time
- Enable paid charging via Stripe
- Set different pricing for time of day as needed
- View a full set of charging data and statistics
…and probably a few other things we haven't thought to list as well.
Our aim is to support as many different OCPP enabled chargers as possible. To date we have done extensive testing with two models — ZJ Beny and Teison — which are both officially supported.
If you have a different make/model of OCPP charger, please feel free to get in touch and let's get it working. The beauty of OCPP is that your charger should work with ChargerMate out of the box; if it doesn't, it normally only takes a couple of small modifications on our end.
The Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) is an open-source communication standard for EV charging stations and network software companies. Any OCPP-compliant charging station can be configured to run any similarly OCPP-compliant software.
Established in 2009 by the Open Charge Alliance, OCPP is the global benchmark for interoperability throughout the EV charging industry. More at openchargealliance.org.
Compatible EV chargers cost as little as $900 + installation, and can be run off a normal residential power supply.
Once your charger is up and running, ChargerMate takes a 10% commission on any paid charging sessions. If you don't charge drivers for the power, then the whole charging experience is on us.
We recommend consulting with your local electrician before purchasing a charger to confirm your supply, switchboard, and installation location are up to standard.
Yes. ChargerMate is designed for both home and commercial use. You can even use the same account for both your home charger and any other chargers you operate or use as a driver.
Yes. When setting up your charger, you can choose to offer free charging or accept secure payments for the energy usage via our payments partner.
Our top priority is constant improvements to help facilitate more available chargers across Australia. If you have any suggestions or feedback, we'd love to hear it.
Please feel free to get in touch at feedback@chargermate.com.au.