With the significant growth in sales of electric vehicles (EVs), the development of both public and private charging infrastructure has emerged as a relevant issue throughout the developed world, and as we look ahead to 2030, it is increasingly important to be able to balance the charging needs of individual users with the operational requirements of electricity distribution and transmission systems.

In this report, RSE addresses the main issues related to dynamic charging management (smart charging) in the areas where the potential for flexibility is greatest, namely residential and commercial slow charging. The paper examines the technical aspect of the solutions on the market (or in the final stages of testing) and their actual possibility of delivering flexibility services in a real installation context with all the limitations due both to a sub-optimal installation and to the needs of the users for whom the flexibility offered should not unexpectedly be to the detriment of their private mobility.

With the work carried out, RSE confirms the possibility of finding flexibility in the case of charging in private parking spaces (Chapter 2:Home Charging) and in commercial parking lots (Chapter 4: Commercial Charging), while more difficulties are found around condominiums (Chapter 3: Condominium Charging) not so much due to a technological difference in the solutions available, but rather due to the complexity of regulation and management of residential buildings. In a country like Italy, where the majority of the population lives in condominiums, these issues cannot be overlooked: RSE proposes an initial analysis of the critical points related to the installation and management of charging infrastructure in condominiums, work that will be followed by the publication of guidelines aimed at installers and condominium managers, so that all operators in the sector can proceed in line with the standards to be followed for effective and cost-effective installations.

The report concludes with a chapter on the feasibility of implementing a fast charging infrastructure (high power charger) that, while not directly providing flexibility services, can be designed and operated to reduce the impact on the low-voltage grid through integration with storage and local generation systems.