Hybrid chargers

A hybrid charger combines both worlds: all home charging features for its owner, plus the option to make the charger available to other EV drivers and earn money from their charging sessions.

How charging and payment work

Who can charge, and who pays, depends on the Public sharing toggle:

• The owner always charges free, in home mode, even while public sharing is on.
• Shared family members charge free while public sharing is off. When public sharing is on, they pay like public drivers.
• Everyone else can charge only while public sharing is on, paying like at a commercial charger, using the charger's active pricing setup.

When public sharing is off, the charger behaves like a home charger and is invisible to the public.

Visibility in the app

The hybrid charger's location appears on the public map and in the app's lists only while public sharing is on.

When public sharing is switched off, the location disappears from public view again, while the owner can continue using the charger as a home charger.

Adding a hybrid charger

1. Go to Charge Points → Hybrid chargers and click Add new hybrid charger (or pick the Hybrid tile in the add-charger form).
2. Select the location (only public locations can be selected) and configure the pricing setup that public drivers will use.
3. If needed, assign a Price profile to the charger.
4. Public sharing is on by default for new hybrid chargers; switch it off if the owner wants to start in home-only mode.
5. Under Owner settings, invite the owner via email or with an offline redemption code. The invited user becomes the charger's verified owner when they redeem the code, and from then on charges free in home mode.

Owners can also onboard their own hybrid charger directly from the mobile app: pick the charger's brand and model, register its serial number, and create the location with address, pricing, and opening hours. An unfinished registration can be resumed, and expires after 60 minutes.

Managing a hybrid charger in the app

After onboarding, the owner can manage the hybrid charger directly from the mobile app.

From the charger settings, the owner can:

• Edit charger details
• Edit location details
• Turn Public sharing on or off

Turning Public sharing on makes the charger available to other drivers according to its configured pricing and availability. Turning it off returns the charger to home-only use and removes the location from public view.

This lets the owner control whether the charger is private or publicly available without needing access to Spark.

Pricing

Hybrid chargers can use:

• The location's pricing setup
• A Price profile assigned directly to the charger

If both are set, the charger's own Price profile is used.

See the Price Profiles guide.

Common questions

Does the owner pay when the public uses their charger? No. The owner always charges free in home mode. Public drivers pay using the charger's active pricing setup.

Can the owner turn public access on and off? Yes. The owner can use the Public sharing setting in the mobile app. Off means home-only charging and the location is hidden from public view; on means other drivers can find the location and pay to charge.

Can the owner manage the charger from the mobile app? Yes. After onboarding, the owner can manage charger and location details and control Public sharing directly from the app.

What do other drivers pay? The pricing setup configured for the hybrid charger, just like on other public-facing chargers.

Can a hybrid charger use a price profile? Yes. A Price profile can be assigned directly to the charger.

Why can't I create hybrid chargers? The feature is enabled per organisation, and the option only appears once it is switched on for yours. Contact EOSVOLT support.

Can I convert an existing home charger to hybrid? No, a charger's type is fixed at creation. Add a new charger with the Hybrid type instead.