Smarter Than Autostrom

There are two ways your electric car can use NeoGrid® AI: directly or via a compatible wallbox.

The following manufacturers are directly compatible with NeoGrid® AI:
VW, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Mini, Cupra and Tesla

The following manufacturers are compatible with NeoGrid® AI in combination with an EV and a charger:
EVs: Ford, Subaru, Alfa Romeo, Mazda, Hyundai, MG, Jeep, Nissan, Kia, Ram, Lancia, Renault, Jaguar, Rivian, Land Rover, Vauxhall, NIO, Volvo, Lexus, XPENG, Lucid, Porsche, Dacia and Toyota

Chargers: go-e, Easee, Charge Amps, Zaptec, Schneider Electric, Wallbox, EO, Hypervolt, Heidelberg, myenergi, Pod Point and Tesla

You can use NeoGrid® AI with all of our electricity tariffs. However, with our fixed-price tariff SimplyFair, you only benefit from the additional earnings of up to 300€.

With our dynamic tariff SimplyDynamic, you also benefit from cost savings by only charging during the cheapest hours. This means you can save up to 50% on your electricity costs with NeoGrid® AI.

Power generation and consumption in the electricity grid must always be balanced to ensure a constant grid frequency (50 hertz in Europe).

However, challenges such as weather-dependent feed-in of renewable energies and the increasing consumption of electric cars, heat pumps and the like are making this increasingly difficult.

With your help, NeoGrid® AI provides the grid with the flexibility it needs to compensate for fluctuations. This way, you support the grid and earn money at the same time.

When you make the flexibility of your EV battery available to the grid, you will be rewarded. But what exactly does that mean? For every kWh you charge with NeoGrid® AI, you will receive a bonus. This will be credited to your account the day after you charge your EV. You can then decide whether you want to spend the bonus in the Ostrom Store or have it credited to your electricity bill.

In short: no.

Studies have shown that participating in a virtual power plant such as NeoGrid® AI does not damage your electric car battery as long as you follow the same precautions as for normal charging:

Charge depth: Do not charge too much at once. Set your charging target sensibly in the Ostrom app.

Charging target: Charge enough so that you don't fall below 20% on your next trip, but never more than 80%.

Temperature: To protect your electric car from heat and cold, you should park it in a sheltered location, such as a garage, for charging.

Charging speed: Charge at home (e.g. 11 kW or 22 kW overnight) and only use fast charging stations when you really need them.

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