Chinese EV maker Zeekr joins forces with Minima to build blockchain-powered charging infrastructure

The Chinese electric car company Zeekr joined the minima blockchain to allow a tokenized system for reservations of secure charging station.

Minimum, a decentralized blockchain Network, collaborates with the European arm of the Chinese electric car manufacturer Zeekr to launch a load solution that could extend access to charging stations.

In a press release shared with Crypto.News, Minima said that the system could help fill the gaps in infrastructure by allowing owners of electric vehicles to share their wall boxes via a reservation system powered by blockchain.

The Minima Blockchain would be integrated into the Zeekr wall boxes, allowing owners to make their chargers available for booking. Zeekr drivers would be able to reserve load slots, which could increase access to charging stations which would be otherwise unused.

“With Zeekr, we show how blockchain and community -oriented solutions can take up the challenges of the real world, offering greater flexibility, security and convenience to the EV ecosystem.”

Hugo Feiler, Co-founder and CEO of Minima

The system will use the minimum network to generate a secure access control token, which acts as a digital key for the charging station, ensuring that only authorized users can access the charger while retaining confidentiality.

A key characteristic of the system is its offline functionality. Even if internet connectivity is lost, Minima claims that its blockchain allows transactions to continue using local connections like Bluetooth. Companies say that could help guarantee an uninterrupted burden in different environments.

Zeekr is the last Chinese automaker to explore blockchain, which the industry has been experimenting with for years. In 2018, EV based in Shanghai and the Battery manufacturer byd announcement plans to install a carbon banking system using the Vechainthor blockchain in all its cars.

The Vechain system was designed to follow vehicle data throughout the automotive industry, marking one of the first large -scale attempts to put millions of cars, bus and trains on public blockchain.