Sometimes you want to give a special discount to certain people.
The pricing policy you’ve set up on your public charging station applies to everyone.
In the dashboard, this is shown as 'Everybody or All others'."
It is possible however
- to create a group
- and offer a special discount to selected individuals.
A group consists of RFID-tokens, either RFID-tokens from Smappee charge cards or virtual tokens generated from credit cards.
See the following article on where you can find a virtual token: Where can I find my virtual token ?
Attention !
A discount can only be given to Smappee Charging cards !
Step 1 : start by creating a group.
To do this, make sure a pricing policy is already in place.
Open the dashboard and select the "Chargers" board from the menu on the left.
Then, scroll down on the right-hand side until you see the "Pricing Policy" section.
Click on the pencil to open the Pricing Policy
A pop-up window will appear, with your existing pricing policy.
Go to the Groups tab and click New Group to create one.
The existing "Everybody" group reflects the standard price that applies to all users.
The "Smappee Community" group includes all Smappee charge cards and virtual cards used through Scan and Charge.
A pop-up will open where you can add RFID or virtual tokens.
Enter an alias or your name, click to add charge badge and continue with the next button.
Bulk import of RFID tokens is also supported.
On the next page of this pop-up, you'll be able to name the Group.
Step 2 : Once the group is created, you can either apply a discount or set a custom tariff
A discount is a percentage reduction applied to the total price, while a tariff allows you to define an alternative rate per kWh, and optionally include a starting fee and/or a price per hour.
Finally, once the price is set, your group is displayed as follows :
As a review, you can now find an extra, specific section labeled "Groups" on your dashboard.
From now on, this is the place where you can easily adjust prices and add tokens.
Note:
A token can only be added to one discount group on the same CPO.