Charge my electric car where and when I want to

Gernot Gugerbauer is certain: the future lies in electric mobility. So when it came time for the family to buy a new car, it was clear that it had to be an electric car. "We decided on electric mobility because it simply makes sense. It makes ecological sense and it makes economic sense. We did the maths. It's not just a good feeling that you're doing something for the environment."

Gernot Gugerbauer uses the electric car every day to commute 50 km to work and is enthusiastic about the advantages that electric mobility brings. Thanks to the existing photovoltaic system on the roof of the family home, the electric car can be charged with the family's own electricity. This is not only the most sustainable way for the family to fill up, but also the cheapest.

Charge cheaply and environmentally friendly with a variable electricity tariff

If you were to charge the car normally from the socket with the normal electricity tariff, we would already save yourselves a third of the fuel costs. Now we can charge with the cheapest electricity tariff from the grid, and we have a PV system that provides us with energy, we save about half the fuel costs of a car with an internal combustion engine.”

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What does the cheapest electricity tariff from the grid mean? Gernot Gugerbauer lives with his family in Austria and has opted for a variable electricity tariff. And since the family also combines the electric car with their PV system, they benefit twice. The electric car increases the self-consumption of their photovoltaic system, which means that the system pays for itself more quickly. And since refueling is now much cheaper, the cost of the electric car is also paid off more quickly.

* Connection to variable electricity tariffs is available in Austria and Germany. Other countries will follow.

Perfect combination: photovoltaic system & electric car

With the Fronius Wattpilot, the PV surplus can be used optimally. This makes your PV system and your electric car an unbeatable team.

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System data

PV system with 5 kWp
inverter: Fronius Symo
Fronius Smart Meter
Electric car charger: Wattpilot Go 11 kW

WattPilot only available in Europe

Charge at home or on the road

The Fronius Wattpilot is available as a permanently mounted Wattpilot Home or as a mobile Wattpilot Go. This makes electric car owners particularly independent and allows them to charge their car where it best suits their lifestyle. With the Solar.wattpilot app, the device is very easy to operate and provides information about the current charge or the different charging modes at the same time.

Simply download and get started!

Different charging modes for more flexibility

When charging the electric car, you can choose between two different charging modes. In Eco Mode, the car is charged at the cheapest electricity, either with PV surplus from the own PV system and/or at the cheapest times of the variable electricity tariff. Next Trip Mode is available to charge the desired amount of energy for defined routes. Here, you can enter the exact route and the departure time of the next trip via the app.

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Charge my electric car where and when I want to

Charge cheaply and environmentally friendly with a variable electricity tariff

Perfect combination: photovoltaic system & electric car

System data

Charge at home or on the road

Simply download and get started!

Different charging modes for more flexibility

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