Mercedes-Benz Signs 'Plug and Charge' Agreement To Offer Electric Vehicle Simple Charging Services
Jul 09, 2025
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Lee Sang-won, director of KEPCO Energy New Business, Kylian Tenn, vice president of Mercedes-Benz Korea Products, Marketing and Digital Business, and Eric Aufricht, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG's public charging services in Asia and Australia, attended the signing ceremony at Seoul Square in Jung-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 8th.
PnC is a service that automatically recognizes vehicle information when a charging cable is connected to an electric vehicle and processes user authentication to fare payment at once. This allows electric vehicle customers to easily and conveniently charge without a separate authentication process.
With this contract, KEPCO will support the technical foundation needed to implement PnC services, such as issuing EVC electronic certificates will be able to experience easy charging through KEPCO's PnC-enabled chargers (3) installed across the country.
"This collaboration with KEPCO is part of efforts to enhance the convenience of charging for Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle customers in Korea," said Kylian Tenn, vice president of Mercedes-Benz Korea Product, Marketing and Digital Business. "We look forward to continuing cooperation with KEPCO to create a customer-oriented electric vehicle ecosystem."
Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz has been providing PnC services in partnership with various charging solution operators in the United States and Europe since 2021, and plans to apply additional PnC to high-power charging stations (HPCs) that will be introduced in Korea in the future.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
