Vector has integrated its vCharM charging and load management platform with OPTENDA’s Energy Monitor in a move aimed at curbing load peaks and sharpening energy analysis across electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.
The combined system, already deployed at Vector’s sites in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, and Regensburg, is now being offered to third-party operators.
The collaboration allows operators to evaluate charging infrastructure without installing additional metering hardware, potentially lowering electricity costs at a time of rising power prices and tightening regulatory requirements.
Under the partnership, vCharM supplies the Energy Monitor with 15-minute interval readings from charging points. These data feed into broader energy, building, and operational datasets already processed by the Energy Monitor, enabling companies to track in detail how charging activity affects overall consumption. Vector is using the insights to identify measures for reducing load spikes and to support compliance with the DIN EN ISO 50001 energy management standard.
The companies argue that the approach eliminates the need for costly supplementary measuring devices typically used to identify savings potential. By relying on metering data that vCharM already records, operators can analyse charging points alongside conventional energy consumers, opening up further opportunities for cost reductions. When paired with vCharM functions such as peak shaving and cost-optimised charging, the system can help reduce grid fees and overall power expenditure.
Vector and OPTENDA position the model as suitable for logistics fleets, employee parking, facility management, municipalities, and energy suppliers. Vector’s own deployments serve as a reference case for how operators can manage the energy costs of electric-vehicle charging without new hardware investment.
OPTENDA, based in Stuttgart, develops energy-monitoring software and provides tools to help companies gain transparency over consumption, pinpoint efficiencies, and meet regulatory obligations including DIN EN ISO 50001.
Vector, which recorded more than €1 billion in revenue in 2024, develops software-defined systems for sectors ranging from automotive to MedTec, IoT, rail, and aerospace. The company employs more than 4,500 staff across 32 locations worldwide.
