Nerve Smart Systems and ChargePlan Join Forces to Enable Smarter, More Flexible High-Power Charging

As the electrification of commercial transport accelerates, operators face a growing challenge: how to provide reliable high-power charging while managing increasing energy costs and limited grid capacity.

To address this challenge, Nerve Smart Systems and ChargePlan have entered a strategic collaboration that combines battery-buffered high-power charging technology with intelligent energy management and operational optimization.

The partnership integrates Nerve's advanced battery-buffered high-power charging (B-HPC) solutions with the ChargePlan intelligent charging and monitoring platform, creating a solution that helps fleet operators maximize infrastructure utilization, reduce operational costs, and improve charging reliability.

Bringing Intelligence to Battery-Buffered Charging

Battery-buffered charging systems are increasingly being deployed where grid capacity is constrained or where operators require rapid charging without major infrastructure upgrades.

By integrating ChargePlan's optimization engine with Nerve's battery-buffered chargers, operators gain the ability to:

• Deliver High Power Charging with up to 350 kW per unit with only 50 kW grid connection
• Optimize charging of internal battery storage based on electricity prices, grid availability, and operational requirements.
• Automatically calculate the most cost-efficient charging schedules.
• Ensure charging infrastructure is prepared when vehicles arrive for charging.
• Reduce exposure to high peak energy costs through intelligent energy management.
• Gain real-time visibility into charger performance through monitoring, alerting, and analytics dashboards.

The result is a charging ecosystem that not only delivers energy when needed but continuously adapts to changing operational and market conditions.

Use Case 1: Electric Bus Depot with Limited Grid Capacity

Many public transport operators are electrifying their bus fleets faster than local grid connections can be expanded.

In a typical electric bus depot, dozens of vehicles return during a relatively short time window and require substantial energy before the next day's operation. Without intelligent management, this can create significant peak power demands and increase operational costs.

By combining Nerve's battery-buffered charging systems with ChargePlan's optimization platform, depot operators can:

• Charge the battery buffer during periods of lower electricity prices.
• Reduce peak demand on the grid connection.
• Prioritize charging for buses scheduled for early departures.
• Automatically adjust charging strategies when operational plans change.
• Continuously monitor charger health and charging performance.

This approach enables operators to support larger electric fleets without necessarily increasing grid capacity, while maintaining service reliability.

Use Case 2: Heavy-Duty Truck Charging Along Transport Corridors

For logistics operators and truck charging hubs, fast turnaround times are essential. However, delivering ultra-fast charging often requires grid connections that are costly or unavailable.

Battery-buffered high-power chargers provide a practical alternative by storing energy locally and delivering power when vehicles arrive.

With the ChargePlan platform, operators can intelligently determine:

• When to recharge the battery buffer.
• How to leverage periods of lower electricity prices.
• How to balance charging demand across multiple charging points.
• How to prepare infrastructure for expected vehicle arrivals.
• How to maximize charger availability through continuous monitoring and alerts.

This creates a more resilient and economically sustainable charging operation while supporting the growing demand for heavy-duty electric transport.

Supporting the Next Phase of Transport Electrification

As electric vehicle fleets continue to grow across public transport, logistics, and commercial mobility sectors, charging infrastructure must evolve beyond simply delivering power. Operators increasingly require intelligent systems that can optimize energy consumption, manage operational complexity, and deliver actionable insights.

Through this collaboration, Nerve Smart Systems and ChargePlan are helping fleet operators unlock greater value from both their charging infrastructure and their energy resources.

Together, the companies are enabling a smarter approach to charging that improves flexibility, reduces costs, and supports reliable fleet operations in an increasingly electrified transport sector.

The future of charging is not only faster. It's smarter.