Electric Vehicle Charging Service Platform (E-CSP), applied to E-pit

Hyundai Motor Group is taking the lead in the growth of the electric vehicle charging ecosystem with 'E-pit,' which utilizes the 'E-CSP (E-pit Charging Service Platform).'

Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 11th that it has developed an 'Electric Vehicle Charging Service Platform (E-CSP)' to enhance the quality of electric vehicle charging services, expand customer convenience, and foster charging operators. It stated that it will apply this platform to 'E-pit' locations nationwide and open it to charging operators to contribute to the qualitative and quantitative growth of the domestic charging ecosystem.

E-pit is an ultra-fast charging station currently being installed by Hyundai Motor Group.

The 'Electric Vehicle Charging Service Platform (E-CSP)' consists of a control system for operating charging stations and a roaming system for mediating charging between charging operators and members, and is expected to contribute to the expansion of the domestic electric vehicle charging business in the mid-to-long term.

In particular, existing charging operators are expected to be able to operate more efficiently by reducing the burden of service development and operation through the use of the 'Electric Vehicle Charging Service Platform (E-CSP),' while new operators are expected to find it much easier to enter the charging market.

Electric Vehicle Charging Service Platform (E-CSP)The 'E-pit' with this applied enables stable charging service usage through simplification of membership registration and vehicle registration procedures, improvement of the method used after converting Blue/Kia Members points to a real-time deduction method, and advancement of charging station information and minimization of breakdowns.

In addition, in the future, we plan to expand and reorganize the services provided to customers to enhance customer convenience, such as providing services similar to 'E-pit' at affiliated charging stations to 'E-pit' members even without a charging membership card specific to each partner, flexible pricing plans, additional discounts on charging fees through the creation of membership passes, and an expansion of affiliated points that can be used to pay fees.

In addition, Hyundai Motor Group plans to sequentially resume 'E-pit' operations starting from Anseong Rest Area (Seoul direction) on the 11th until the 15th, and to continuously expand 'E-pit' charging services nationwide by applying the 'Electric Vehicle Charging Service Platform (E-CSP)' to new charging stations scheduled to open in addition to existing ones.

We plan to open 'Jeju Saeville E-pit' for the first time in the Jeju region this month, and continue to build in major urban areas with a population of over 500,000, including opening 'E-pit' in major urban areas such as Mapo, Pangyo, and Gwangmyeong during the first half of the year.

In addition to this, we plan to comprehensively promote the expanded distribution of ultra-fast chargers by developing additional partnership models with various operators.

A Hyundai Motor Group official stated, “Since its launch last year, e-Fit has addressed customer complaints regarding electric vehicle charging services and driven the expansion of charging infrastructure,” adding, “We will strive for the qualitative and quantitative growth of the charging ecosystem through the launch of a newly developed charging service platform and the continuous expansion of charging infrastructure.”said.