Project description
Automating EV power for a smarter grid
Electric vehicles (EVs) are essential for a cleaner future, but frequent manual plugging remains a hurdle. The EIC-funded MXI project aims to make charging invisible through its matrix charging technology. Instead of heavy cables, a connector on the car’s underside automatically connects to a pad installed at the ground whenever the vehicle parks. These pads can be installed wherever drivers benefit most from convenient, barrier-free charging. Additionally, the system supports bidirectional power, turning parked EVs into a giant battery that can feed energy back to the grid during peak demand. The successful automation of this connection turns cars into a smart, sustainable energy network.
Objective
Easelink designs, develops and markets a revolutionary automated charging solution integrating electric vehicles (EVs) into a smart
energy system: Matrix Charging (MC). We are the first true interface technology that connects all relevant players along the
automotive and energy value chain (OEMs, Tier1s, infrastructure suppliers + providers, EV drivers). Easelink was founded in 2016, with
its headquarters in Graz, Austria and additional offices in Munich, Germany and China, thereby being located in two European
automotive hotspots (Tier 1s in Graz, OEMs in Munich) and the largest EV market. We have been fast-growing from the get-go and
boast a current headcount of 38 people. Our revenue model is based on licensing our technology with additional direct sales
generated by own efforts.
Our mission is to set the global standard for automated charging. We want to be the go-to provider for a frequent and broadly
rolledout automated charging solution for EVs and thereby solve the last hindrances that currently hold back e-mobility. Our vision is
a world where EVs are automatically connected to the grid everywhere and at any time. A car charging at the next public pad while
grocery shopping. A car being connected in the office garage during a long workday, making use of renewable energy produced. We
envision a world, where EVs are integrated into the grid and energy is used when needed, as needed. Cars become driving energy
storages, feeding back into the grid at high demand times.
Matrix Charging is a combination of the MC connector (MCC) installed under vehicles and the MC pad (MCP) placed on roads or
portable (plug&play): The Matrix Charging System comprising a vehicle unit (MCC) and an infrastructure unit (MCP). Each MCC is
compatible with each MCP, supporting charging wherever, whenever and creating a network effect.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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8010 Graz
Austria
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