Mobilize PowerBox: the french revolution for the energy transition

We are convinced that a strong French industry lies in the creation of virtuous alliances between the players in the technological and industrial ecosystems (companies, local authorities, start-ups, industry, education).

By pooling our expertise, we are able to develop high value-added projects that provide a concrete response to the environmental and social challenges we face.

The “Mobilize PowerBox” bidirectional charging station illustrates this collective strength.

By harnessing the skills of all the parties involved, the project partners have developed a bi-directional, cyber-secure, intelligent and connected V2G charging station.

This unique design is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between Software République and its partners, who played complementary roles in the project:

• Renault Group for the architecture of the vehicle charging systems;
• Orange for the integration of the telecommunications protocol and other associated services;
• Thales for cybersecurity and data protection;
• STMicroelectronics for the production of semiconductor components;
• IoTecha Corp for test supervision and compliance with ISO15118 and OCPP protocols;
• LACROIX to manufacture the stations at its Symbiose production site in France

This cooperation testifies to the capacity for innovation and the industrial strength of our territories to develop ambitious projects.

Software République is transforming mobility to make it smarter, more sustainable and safer, by developing collaborative projects to support the energy transition and industrial sovereignty.

By forging strategic alliances with major French industrial players and leveraging our expertise in automation and digitalization, the production of these bi-directional charging stations at our Symbiose plant in Beaupréau-en-Mauges demonstrates that it is possible to relocate the electronics industry in France.

Deployed in the Renault network for all electric vehicles, a “Mobilize Powerbox” is produced every three minutes in our factory. This represents 65,000 charging stations produced every year. This French production testifies to the dynamism of our territory, and ensures the continuity of our local industrial jobs.

It also contributes to the decarbonization of the industry: by encouraging collaboration with partners and suppliers located close to our plant, we reduce the environmental impact of our supply chains.

TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR INDUSTRIAL MODEL AND OBJECTIVES

To develop a more sustainable mobility, it is imperative to initiate an ecological transition in our modes of transport, with the widespread use of electrically-powered vehicles in the French fleet.

On the strength of this conviction, we are contributing to the transformation of the automotive market with the production of the “Mobilize Powerbox” bidirectional charging station. This innovation is fully in line with the government’s strategy to electrify the French car fleet on a massive scale, and to reach the target of 500,000 electric or hybrid vehicles on the road by 2035.

The development of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology enables energy stored in the batteries of electric or hybrid vehicles to be fed back into the grid.

This innovation in the EV Charging sector offers users the advantage of supplying their homes with electricity at the lowest cost, using the energy from their vehicles’ batteries during periods of immobilization, particularly in the evening.