{"id":380651,"date":"2026-03-18T12:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reev.com\/how-a-parking-operator-built-a-real-time-charging-station-display-without-a-developer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:50:22","slug":"reev-kiosk-real-time-charging-station-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reev.com\/en\/reev-kiosk-real-time-charging-station-display\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Parking Operator Built a Real-Time Charging Station Display \u2014 Without a Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The charging experience starts before anyone plugs in a cable.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

When a driver pulls into a parking garage with 40 charging stations across three levels, they should know exactly where to go – immediately, at a glance. For most drivers today, that’s not the case. They circle the garage and hope for the best.<\/span><\/p>

One of our partners – a parking operator in Germany – decided to change that.<\/span><\/p>

The challenge: data that exists, but isn’t visible<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

Every reev-managed charging station reports its status in real time: available, charging, occupied, faulted, offline. All of this is accessible through the reev API to any partner with API credentials.<\/span><\/p>

The challenge wasn’t the data. It was getting that data onto a screen in a way anyone could understand – without a development team, without custom software, and without creating ongoing IT maintenance.<\/span><\/p>

The solution: an open-source kiosk anyone can deploy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

We built and open-sourced the reev Kiosk –<\/strong> a full-screen web application that connects to the reev API, pulls live charging station data, and displays it as a clean, color-coded grid. Each charging station appears as a colored tile: green for available, blue for actively charging, yellow for occupied but not charging, red for a fault. The display refreshes every 15 seconds.<\/span><\/p>

Deploying it is a one-click process via Vercel. The operator enters their reev API credentials and receives a live URL within minutes – ready to open on any screen with a browser. Nothing to install. Nothing to maintain.<\/span><\/p>

Total setup time: under two hours. Most of that is spent choosing brand colors. <\/strong><\/span><\/h6>

Why this matters<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

A real-time display at the entrance changes the experience entirely. Drivers see which charging stations are free as they drive in and head straight there. Facility managers get a live view of their infrastructure’s health. And when a station goes offline, everyone knows immediately – not hours later when someone calls support.<\/span><\/p>

It’s a small addition with a measurable impact on how people experience EV charging in a building. And it’s exactly what our API is designed to enable: tangible improvements to the day-to-day reality of eMobility – accessible to any partner, regardless of technical background.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The reev Kiosk shows the live status of charging stations at a glance – directly in the browser and easily available via GitHub.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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