• The Italian startup Powandgo applies the sharing economy model to electric car charging infrastructure.
• Private users who own a charging station can share it with other drivers, earning a small passive income.

From simply charging an electric car to charge sharing. Entering the rich landscape of electrified mobility is Powandgo, an Italian startup that proposes a step forward in line with the concept of the sharing economy, allowing private users who own a charging station or wall box to share it with other drivers who want to charge their vehicle. With immediate economic benefits for everyone, combined with concrete support for the development of sustainable mobility in the near future.

How electric car charging becomes more advantageous for everyone

The platform developed by Italian company Powandgo offers benefits both for owners of electric charging stations and for users who need to charge their vehicles. The former can earn money (in the form of passive income) by sharing their charging station, while the latter can benefit from lower charging costs compared to public stations. From a medium-term perspective, moreover, sharing access to infrastructure can help reduce the payback period on the investment tied to installing an electric charging station, acting as a catalyst for the growth of sustainable mobility.

Powandgo's solutions, from the plastic-free charging station to reverse charging

All the more so in a country like Italy, which in terms of charging infrastructure lags historically behind Europe's most virtuous nations. Thanks to Powandgo, through an app, private users and commercial businesses equipped with charging stations can share access to their infrastructure with anyone who needs to charge an electric or plug-in hybrid car. The platform – which allows multiple private charging stations to be aggregated into a single interface – is highly intuitive and makes it easy to manage bookings and payments. According to Powandgo's data, the platform has already shown promising results: more than a thousand charges are carried out every month, with a 25 per cent increase in usage of individual charging stations and a 15 per cent rise in customer traffic for commercial businesses. Indeed, a commercial operator can gain a double advantage, tied not only to the charging station itself but also to greater appeal among electric car owners.

In addition to this service, the company also offers its own charging station made in Italy, plastic-free and fully automated, which requires no manual input of charging data. Among the future projects of Fabio De Nardi and Alessio Troilo, the startup's founders, is also a plan to harness reverse charging: anyone who finds themselves in an emergency situation and needs electricity for their car can contact another driver through the app. The vision of Powandgo – which has already been dubbed "the Airbnb of electric charging" – is to create a community of private charging stations capable of cutting costs, increasing benefits, and promoting sustainable mobility.