International Business Machines Corporation
Managing the provisioning of electricity for an electric vehicle

Abstract:

A system and method for managing the provisioning of electricity to an electric vehicle includes identifying an electric vehicle when the electric vehicle connects to a charging point; determining whether the electric vehicle is associated with a smart contract; validating the smart contract associated with the electric vehicle; creating a charging transaction for charging the electric vehicle; and applying the smart contract associated with the electric vehicle against the charging transaction. The electric vehicle electricity contract management system and method may use a consensus system such as a distributed ledger system or blockchain.