MB.CHARGE Public
The Digital Extra MB.CHARGE Public does not only provide you access to one of the largest public charging networks in the world with around 2 million charging points, but also offers numerous charging functions in the vehicle, for both private and business customers.
Features and services
Advantages
The Digital Extra MB.CHARGE Public offers you as a private and also as a business customer corresponding advantages when charging your electric vehicle in public.
[1] This offer is exclusively for consumers. The distinction between consumer and business is determined by the type of vehicle linkage (private profile or company profile).
[2] This offer is exclusively for consumers. The distinction between consumer and business is determined by the type of vehicle linkage (private profile or company profile).
Green Charging
To promote the use of electricity from renewable energies, Mercedes-Benz uses guarantees of origin to ‘green’ the electric and plug-in hybrid cars charging process. By doing this, Mercedes-Benz are ensuring that the equivalent amount of electricity from renewable resources are fed into the grid to compensate the charging of your Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle.
The way Green Charging works is relatively simple: for a certain period of time, the exact amount of electricity charged via Mercedes me Charge is analysed. Subsequently, the defined quantity is offset with high-quality green electricity certificates of origin.
A certificate of origin thus verifiably certifies the origin of energy and serves as a kind of birth certificate for electricity from renewable energy sources. In order to additionally enable an environmental benefit, the certificates of origin fulfil further additional characteristics, which are stipulated in the form of a green electricity label and are geared towards an increased expansion of renewable energy plants.
Green Charging
As part of MB.CHARGE Public, Mercedes-Benz guarantees Green Charging in Europe, Canada, the USA and Japan for charging at public charging points. Here, however, it is the case that not every charging point operator uses 100% energy from renewable resources. That's why Mercedes-Benz uses energy attribute certificates to balance our customers' charging processes. The energy attribute certificates ensure that an equivalent amount of electricity from renewable energies is fed into the power grid.
When Mercedes-Benz uses energy attribute certificates, Mercedes-Benz do so from certified energy generation plants, i.e. exclusively wind and solar power plants that are less than six years old. Where possible, the energy attribute certificates are generated and cancelled in the same country where the charging process takes place.
FAQ
MB.CHARGE Public for private customers is Mercedes-Benz's own charging service for public charging and is available exclusively to Mercedes-Benz drivers. The digital charging functions are seamlessly integrated into the multimedia system and the Mercedes-Benz App and can be operated via the same user interface. The MB.CHARGE Public charging network currently brings together over 1,300 charging providers with around 2 million charging points worldwide. With just one charging contract, Mercedes-Benz drivers can always charge in the same user-friendly and familiar way at different charging station operators.
The MB.CHARGE Public charging network currently gives access to more than 1,300 charging providers with around 2 million charging points worldwide and is constantly growing.
The prerequisite for using MB.CHARGE Public for private customers is a Mercedes me account and the VIN of an electrified Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
Customers pay the standard price of the charging station operator to which the charging station used belongs. The exact charging price per kilowatt hour or per minute, as well as the expected costs up to the set target charge level of the battery, can be viewed on the multimedia system display or in the Mercedes-Benz App before charging. In this way, Mercedes-Benz creates maximum cost transparency for charging costs at public charging stations.
Customers can also benefit from one of our Tariffs which includes exclusive saving on charging. For current tariff information click here.
The MB.CHARGE Public charging network currently gives access to over 1,300 charging providers with around 2 million charging points worldwide. With just one charging contract, Mercedes-Benz drivers can always charge in the same user-friendly and familiar way at different charging station operators.
Customers benefit from their charging contract via MB.CHARGE Public for private customers, which makes them independent of contracts with the respective charging station operator. Each charging process is automatically processed using the payment information stored with MB.CHARGE Public for private customers. The charging processes of a month are usually billed automatically at the end of the month. The charging processes are usually billed automatically at the end of a charging session.
At the charging station, authentication is conveniently carried out via the Mercedes-Benz App, the MB.CHARGE Public RFID card or directly via Plug & Charge.
MB.CHARGE Public enables cross-border charging within Europe and North America. Customers in Europe always pay the local price, depending on the respective charging speed. Accordingly, this price may differ from the conditions in the respective home country. A foreign customer charges in transit at the same conditions as a local user. No additional contract is required for travel to other European countries. When crossing the border, the tariff-dependent country-specific roaming prices apply.
In the case of Green Charging, green electricity certificates are used to ensure that an equivalent amount of electricity from renewable energies is fed into the power grid for charging processes at public charging points via MB.CHARGE Public for private customers, provided that electricity from renewable energies is not yet available. This is certified green electricity (EKOEnergy in Europe, Green-e in North America), which is generated exclusively from wind and solar power plants that are less than six years old. Wherever possible, Mercedes-Benz ensures that generation is carried out in the same country in which the customer charges. In this way, green charging contributes to the further expansion of renewable energies.
Plug & Charge is a technology that allows charging sessions at public charging stations to be started simply by connecting the charging cable. This eliminates the need to use a charging card, authentication via the app or in the vehicle's head unit.
To activate MB.CHARGE Public, firstly, a charging contract with the third-party provider must be concluded. To be able to do so, the customer must have an active Mercedes-Benz company profile as well as vehicles connected to the account, The registration process with the third-party provider can be initiated through the Mercedes-Benz Website. Furthermore, a VAT ID is required to register. After successful registration with the third party provider, charging contracts can be created for each vehicle and the Digital Extra MB.CHARGE Public will be activated automatically.
Business customers that do not have a VAT ID can use the MB.CHARGE Public solution for private customers and select "Business Customer" during the registration process, if allowed by company guidelindes. To be able to do so, the registration for MB.CHARGE Public must be initiated through a private Mercedes me ID.
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