Blockchain-Based Solution for Electric Vehicle Charging Platform

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Research from the North China University of Technology has highlighted the importance of efficient and secure charging for electric vehicles. The study proposes an aggregated charging platform for EVs, leveraging blockchain technology to address issues of trust and identity management. By implementing a decentralized model and smart contracts, the proposed system enhances the credibility and reliability of cross-platform authentication.

Key Takeaways:

  • The proposed blockchain-based EV aggregation charging platform model aims to address the lack of shared charging information and issues related to trust, such as single-point failures and identity management.
  • The research designs a batch authentication scheme to efficiently handle a large number of authentication requests, improving authentication efficiency by 50-66.6% compared to other schemes.
  • The system utilizes decentralized and highly secure blockchain characteristics, making it a promising solution for the electric vehicle charging industry.
  • The study emphasizes the importance of addressing trust issues in the aggregation model, which hinders the implementation of the original concept.
  • The research proposes a cross-platform identity authentication scheme to enhance the reliability and credibility of authentication.
  • The findings of this research have implications for the development of efficient and secure charging platforms for electric vehicles.

Statistics:

  • The proposed blockchain-based EV aggregation charging platform model improves authentication efficiency by 50-66.6% compared to other schemes.
  • The system designs a batch authentication scheme to efficiently handle a large number of authentication requests.
  • The research aims to address the lack of shared charging information, which causes low utilization of charging stations during peak hours and insufficient station availability.

Sources:

  • A Blockchain-based cross-platform authentication scheme for EV aggregate charging platform. Cybersecurity, 2025,8(1):1-20. (Cybersecurity - https://cybersecurity.springeropen.com/)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • North China University of Technology
  • Tingli Yuan, School, North China University of Technology
  • Yunhua He, Pengyue Xiao, Ke Xiao, Bin Wu