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Transport & Logistics
Smart energy management for electric vehicles, buses, and trucks
The transport sector is electrifying at a rapid pace. From electric passenger cars and vans to city buses and heavy e-trucks: more and more vehicles require large amounts of energy daily.
With the Maxem Energy Cloud, you optimize the entire energy ecosystem of your location.
From charging infrastructure and route planning to solar panels, batteries, and grid capacity. Ensuring vehicles remain available when operations demand.
Charging based on route planning
Prioritize vehicles that need to depart first.
Grip on energy costs and peak load
Avoid expensive peaks and smartly charge during low-cost energy times.
Smart collaboration with solar and batteries
Make optimal use of local energy for charging and storage.
The challenge: electrification puts pressure on operations
For transport companies, it's all about availability. Vehicles must leave at the right time, with sufficient range, without charging disrupting the operation.
At the same time, energy demand is skyrocketing.
A few electric trucks can already demand more power than an entire business location was originally designed for.
This leads to challenges such as:
- exceeding contracted power capacity (CPC)
- insufficient capacity for expansion of charging infrastructure
- peak loads from simultaneous charging
- idle vehicles due to insufficient charging speed
- high costs for grid reinforcement
- limited grid capacity availability due to congestion
Without smart energy control, electrification quickly becomes an operational risk.
The solution: let energy move with the operation
At Maxem, we believe energy should follow operations, not the other way around. That's why the Maxem Energy Cloud looks not only at charging stations but at the entire energy consumption of a location:
- vehicles
- route planning
- building consumption
- solar panels
- batteries
- energy tariffs
- grid capacity
By aligning all these energy flows in real time, a smart-controlled ecosystem is created where vehicles are charged based on operational priority and available energy.
Always have vehicles available for departure
Not every vehicle has the same charging needs. Some vehicles leave in 30 minutes. Others are stationary all night. Without smart control, vehicles often receive the same power amount, regardless of urgency.
This leads to inefficient use of capacity.
Maxem solves this by smartly prioritizing charging sessions based on:
- departure time
- route planning
- required range
- state-of-charge
- operational urgency
As a result, vehicles that need to depart first automatically receive priority within the available power.
Result:
- higher vehicle availability
- less manual planning
- shorter waiting times
- higher operational reliability
Charge more without grid reinforcement
For many transport locations, grid capacity is the biggest bottleneck.
Requesting extra power often takes years or is simply not possible due to grid congestion.
Without smart control, organizations must:
- slower vehicle charging
- turn off charging points
- invest in expensive infrastructure
- postpone fleet expansion
With Maxem, available power is distributed in real-time over all active charging sessions and energy flows.
That means:
- charge more vehicles within the same connection
- prevent peaks
- maximize use of existing capacity
- postpone or avoid grid reinforcement
Grip on peak load and energy costs
Electric charging causes high power peaks, especially when multiple vehicles charge simultaneously after returning to the location.
Without smart control, the following arise:
- high energy costs
- peak penalties
- overloading installations
- inefficient energy use
Maxem prevents this by:
- real-time peak shaving
- smart distribution of charging power
- charging during low-cost energy periods
- automatic Power Schedules
- dynamic adjustment based on building consumption
This keeps energy consumption within safe boundaries while vehicles remain operationally available.
Smart use of solar energy and batteries
More and more transport locations are investing in:
- solar panels
- battery storage (BESS)
- local energy generation
But without smart control, these systems often work independently.
Maxem integrates charging infrastructure, solar generation, and batteries within one energy platform.
This allows you to:
- charge with own solar energy
- store excess energy in batteries
- offset peaks with stored energy
- become less dependent on the grid
- further reduce energy costs
Create a smart local energy ecosystem ready for large-scale electrification.
Continuity and safety for critical operations
For transport companies, downtime is not an option.
That's why Maxem combines cloud intelligence with local control via the Maxem Energy Controller.
Even when:
- internet connections drop
- unexpected rise in building consumption
- solar generation fluctuates
- multiple vehicles charge simultaneously
the location remains protected from overload.
With GridGuard, Maxem continuously monitors:
- contracted power capacity (CPC)
- physical connection limits
- energy flows on location
This keeps operations safe and reliably running.
Proven in complex transport environments
Maxem is used daily at complex logistics locations where energy management directly impacts operations.
Examples:
- charging electric trucks within limited connections
- logistics hubs with dozens of DC chargers
- charging plazas with dynamic route planning
- locations with solar energy and battery storage
- transport companies in congested areas
For example, at Jan Bakker, 15 electric trucks are charged on a connection of only 60 kW, thanks to smart energy control, a 6 MWh battery, and solar energy.
How Maxem makes this possible
The Maxem Energy Cloud combines:
- Charge Point Management System (CPMS)
- Smart Charging
- Static & Dynamic Load Management
- Priority Charging
- Peak Shaving
- Solar Curtailment
- Battery Management (BESS)
- Route planning integrations
- Dynamic energy management
- Realtime monitoring and reporting
All within one central energy platform.
Discover how your transport location can charge smarter
Schedule a demo and discover how Maxem helps to electrify transportation without compromising operations or capacity.
