Make your public chargers AFIR-ready, on the backend you already run
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation sets EU-wide rules for paying at, pricing, and sharing data from public charge points. Plugchoice helps you meet them on the chargers and system you already have.
What AFIR means for public charging
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1804) has applied since 13 April 2024. It sets binding, EU-wide rules for publicly accessible charging: how drivers pay, how prices are shown, and how charge-point data is published. The exact duties depend on charger power and are enforced per member state.
Publicly accessible points
AFIR targets charge points open to the public, on the street, in car parks, at destinations and along major routes, not private home chargers.
Pay without a contract
Drivers must be able to charge ad hoc, with no subscription or app required, and pay with a common means like a card.
Open charge-point data
Static and dynamic data such as location, availability and price has to be made available through national access points.
What it asks for in practice
Thresholds depend on charger power, but the direction is consistent across the regulation.
- 1
Ad-hoc payment
New public chargers need an accepted payment method. From 50 kW that includes a contactless card reader; below it, a card reader or a QR-code payment link is enough.
- 2
Price transparency
The ad-hoc price has to be clear before the session starts, shown per kWh, with any other fees stated up front.
- 3
Data to national access points
Operators publish static and dynamic charge-point data in a common format, so apps and maps can show live availability and price.
- 4
No forced lock-in
Roaming and ad-hoc access mean drivers are not tied to one operator's app or subscription to charge.
How Plugchoice helps you get AFIR-ready
Plugchoice sits between your chargers and your current backend, so you can meet AFIR's payment, pricing, and data duties without replacing hardware or your CSMS.
Keep your backend
The OCPP proxy runs Plugchoice alongside the system you already use, so AFIR features land without a rip-and-replace.
Free CSMS
No backend yet? Connect your chargers to Plugchoice's free charging management system and manage them from day one.
Ad-hoc payment and pricing
Support card and QR ad-hoc payment with transparent per-kWh pricing, set and shown per location.
Open data export
Publish location, availability and price data in the formats national access points expect.
Plugchoice
AFIR layer, always on
Your CSMS
your backend, kept
Everything your chargers get on Plugchoice the AFIR essentials included, the moment they connect
Connect your public chargers and ad-hoc payment, transparent pricing and open data come on alongside the rest of the platform. Almost all of it is free, €0 forever. Only the few labelled add-ons cost extra.
Smart Charging and Billing are priced per charger. The Partner Program is only a flat platform fee per company, not a per-charger cost, and it unlocks everything in its column.
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Power Management
- Dynamic load balancing
- Solar balancingSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
- Peak shavingSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
- Power sharingSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
- Start/stop schedulingSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
- Wireless meter supportSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
- Visual power configuratorSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
Tariff Management
- Dynamic energy tariffsSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
- Scheduled chargingSmart Charging | €1.23/mo/evse
Billing & Invoicing
- Automatic invoicing per charging sessionBilling & Invoicing | €5.95/mo/evse
- Reimburse employees for home chargingBilling & Invoicing | €5.95/mo/evse
- Per-user and per-card cost allocationBilling & Invoicing | €5.95/mo/evse
- VAT-ready invoices in your own brandingBilling & Invoicing | €5.95/mo/evse
- Accounting-ready exportsBilling & Invoicing | €5.95/mo/evse
Support
- In-app chat and email support
- Help center
- Priority responsePartner Program | €29/mo/account
- Custom SLACustom | Talk to us
Alerts
- Automatic alertingPartner Program | €29/mo/account
- Ticketing states, assignees and escalationPartner Program | €29/mo/account
- Automatic problem solvingPartner Program | €29/mo/account
Branding
- Whitelabel Web PortalPartner Program | €29/mo/account
- Custom domain with SSLPartner Program | €29/mo/account
- White labeled appCustom | Talk to us
Revenue & Commercial
- Revenue share on Smart ChargingPartner Program | €29/mo/account
- Revenue share on Billing & InvoicingPartner Program | €29/mo/account
- Revenue share on VPP and EREPartner Program | €29/mo/account
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AFIR features work on any OCPP charger, whatever you run today.
Get started with AFIR on Plugchoice
Talk to us about making your public chargers AFIR-ready: ad-hoc payment, transparent pricing, and open data, on the hardware and backend you already run.