Patent attributes
A method for managing the charging of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for a charge transfer for an electric vehicle over a network link between an electric vehicle charging station and a cloud server. The network link has a mobile device disposed between the electrical vehicle charging station and the cloud server for facilitating communication between the charging station and the cloud server. The method further including authorizing the charge transfer request received at the cloud server using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device; and sending, from the cloud server, a response enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle.
