SMART/LAB and Vector: Charging Software for Businesses and Fleets

Aachen, Stuttgart, GERMANY, 2025-06-04 – SMART/LAB Innovationsgesellschaft mbH and Vector Informatik GmbH are expanding their collaboration to deliver a powerful, user-friendly, and future-ready solution for operators of semi-public charging infrastructure. By combining backend, billing, and load management systems, the partnership provides a reliable foundation for efficient operation and seamless scalability of charging infrastructure. SMART/LAB’s backend handles user group management, charging session tracking, tariff management, and ensures billing compliance for electric vehicle charging. Meanwhile, Vector’s load management system, vCharM, optimizes energy distribution by controlling charging in a grid-friendly manner. It dynamically allocates available power to avoid peak loads and make the most of existing grid connections. Thanks to close technical alignment between the two systems, no additional integration work is required. The fully integrated solution is built for scalability, supporting both small-scale installations and large charging hubs with several hundred charging points—giving operators a dependable and expandable infrastructure. “With Vector, we have a partner whose solution integrates seamlessly into our system landscape,” says Jasper Ewers, Head of Product Management at SMART/LAB. “This allows our customers to use smart charging and load management with confidence and without additional integration hurdles. It makes infrastructure operation more cost-effective and convenient.” The solution is especially suited for semi-public environments such as corporate parking lots, fleet depots, or charging hubs with restricted user access. In such contexts, intelligent charging coordination ensures reliable operation even when multiple vehicles charge simultaneously. At the same time, it helps avoid additional operating costs by eliminating the need for new grid connections. “Our partnership with SMART/LAB enables a fully integrated solution for semi-public charging scenarios,” explains Christian Witt, Product Manager for vCharM at Vector. “This reduces technical complexity across planning, implementation, and ongoing operation.” Operators benefit from clearly defined interfaces, predictable implementation efforts, and a solution that is compatible with existing infrastructure. This partnership offers a practical option for companies, municipalities, and other stakeholders looking to provide charging infrastructure in closed or semi-public settings. More information at: www.vector.com/emobility

About Vector Vector is the leading manufacturer of software tools and components for the development of software-based electronic systems and their networking. Vector knows the requirements of software and electronics development. And has done so for 35 years. As "simplifiers", Vectorians simplify the technology development of customers worldwide and thus contribute to their success. With modern solutions in the form of software tools, embedded software and cloud technologies. This is achieved above all through a passion for technology and the ambition to always deliver top performance. Vector worldwide currently employs more than 4,500 people with sales of EUR 1.01 billion in 2024. Vector is headquartered in Germany (Stuttgart) and has subsidiaries in Brazil, China, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Austria, Romania, Sweden, South Korea, Spain and the USA. About SMART/LAB SMART/LAB Innovationsgesellschaft mbH is a joint venture of Novofleet Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Thüga Aktiengesellschaft, energie schwaben gmbh, and BEB GmbH. Together, we develop innovative concepts in the fields of smart grids and e-mobility. With more than 27,400 publicly accessible charging points in our own network across Germany and over 409,500 charging points Europe-wide through roaming agreements, SMART/LAB has been a market leader in public charging for many years. As an IT service provider, we offer comprehensive solutions for the operation and billing of charging infrastructure as well as for end-user billing.