Stekker can help people save significant amounts of money and carbon on their electricity use. Curious to know if Stekker is the right app for you? Here’s a quick overview of who Stekker works best for.
For best results, you will need:
- A charge point we can connect to. (see below)
- Or a supported smart vehicle we can connect to. (see below)
- An hourly contract
- Optional: solar panels
Stekker interfaces with a lot of charge points, vehicles and market information to get the best charging results.
Charge points we can connect to
The advantage of connecting Stekker to a charge point is that any vehicle can smart charge through it. Stekker will control the charge through the plug itself, so it is agnostic which vehicle is hooked up specifically.
In theory, any charger that supports the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) should work with Stekker. But there are many subtle differences between these chargers and how they have implemented this protocol specifically - which makes it hard to give clear, singular answer to the questions about specific chargers.
Basic compatibility for chargers
Here’s a list of charger brands that we have confirmed to work well with Stekker (May 2023). Note: this does not mean that other brands don’t – we just haven’t had the opportunity to verify enough models from other brands:
- Alfen
- Coolblue
- Easee
- EV Box
- Volt Time
- Wallbox
- (and this list will grow)
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Enhanced compatibility for chargers
Even better than a direct connection to your charge point, is a connection to your charger through the brand’s API. Chargers that can be accessed through their brand’s API are:
- Easee
- Zaptec
- (this list will also grow)
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Charge Point Operators we have good experiences with:
- Coolblue/Shuttel
- Alva-charging
- E-Flux
- Maxem
Are you on the right type of energy contract?
Stekker works best with energy contracts that vary their pricing. Stekker will hunt for the cheapest hours. Some of the names of these contracts are:
- Dynamic pricing
- Time-of-use contract (TOU)
- Peak
The best results are reached on a dynamic, hourly-based contract. This way, you’ll be able to charge for the lowest prices possible.
Do you have solar panels?
Stekker is compatible with solar panels, and will use them to power your home and car when it’s smart to do so.
Some countries that we’re currently supporting
We are actively expanding our level of support and compatibility with as many countries as possible. Right now, we have high levels of compatibility with rate plans and charging operators in:
North America: United States and Canada (In states and provinces where hourly rates are available)
Europe: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, and Serbia.
Self-diagnosis
Because it is not as straightforward as “brand X, model Q works or not”, we are currently close to publishing a new “self-diagnosis”-feature in the app, for charge point owners to test if their setup (EV and charger) will work with Stekker. This is expected in early Summer 2023.
