A PnC-enabled charging station / Courtesy of Hyundai Motor
Hyundai Motor Group mentioned Thursday it is going to considerably develop its plug-and-charge (PnC) electrical car (EV) charging community beginning subsequent 12 months to supply a extra handy and safe charging expertise for patrons.
PnC is a world normal know-how that enables drivers to begin charging just by connecting the charging cable to the car, with consumer authentication, charging and cost carried out robotically with out the necessity for playing cards or further verification not like typical charging programs.
The group plans to develop entry to the PnC service past its present 64 E-pit charging stations by partnering with 12 main home charging operators, together with Chaevi, GS ChargEV and NICE Infra.
Hyundai will first work with Chaevi and Hyundai Engineering to use PnC know-how to their present charging stations by the primary quarter of 2026, growing the variety of PnC-enabled chargers to greater than 1,500.
Within the second half of the 12 months, Hyundai plans to allow PnC performance for sluggish chargers after verifying communication requirements and cost programs.
A gaggle official mentioned the enlargement marks “step one towards offering a extra handy charging expertise at extra areas,” pledging to proceed to work with the federal government to advertise innovation in EV charging infrastructure.
