One night at the depot, fully understood
The first van leaves the depot with a full battery. By 7 AM, all 30 are on their routes.
The fleet manager reads the night's report over coffee.
The questionCan you follow the night from the first van's return to the first route?
The night in seven moments
30 vans and 12 company cars; almost one in ten new EU vans is now electric.
Stop 01Depot, workplace, home and public: four places, each with its own bill.
Stop 02900 kWh needed tonight, at 120 kW instead of almost 300 kW.
Stop 03One van plugged in but not charging, found and moved.
Stop 04A company car at home, measured and reimbursed per kWh.
Stop 05The last van full; public records joined by .
Stop 06Every battery checked against tomorrow's routes.
Stop 07
Seven moments, one night. A fleet that charges well is one that knows each vehicle, each place and each kilowatt-hour.
Where to go from here
Load management goes deeper into dividing power, Truck charging takes the depot to heavy vehicles, and Bidirectional charging shows what parked fleets can give back. See all learning paths.
Check your understanding
4 questions. Answer all of them to complete this stop. Each answer explains itself.
Why was the depot connection sized at 120 kW, not 300 kW?
900 kWh over the night needs far less than every charger at full power.
What found the van that did not charge?
The backend saw a van plugged in but not charging, hours before departure.
How was the employee's home charging reimbursed?
In Germany from 2026: measured kilowatt-hours at the employee's tariff or the flat rate.
What did the 4 AM check compare?
Battery level from the vehicle against the energy the route needs.
- Token In OCPI, what a driver starts a session with, such as a charging card, a key fob or an app account; it carries the contract ID of the driver's provider. OCPI and roaming, stop 04 Glossary