Automated system for managing and providing a network of charging stations

A system for managing a group of charging stations for at least one electric device, comprising:

• a central device charger controller for controlling system operation;
• a first interface for enabling communication between the central device charge controller and a plurality of charging units for charging the at least one electric device;
• a second interface for enabling communications between the central device charge controller and a plurality of charging applications enabling finding locations of at least one of the plurality of charging units and making of reservations with the at least one of the plurality of charging units;
• and
• a reservation controller stored on the central device charger controller for enabling a user of one of the plurality of charging applications to select the at least one of the plurality of charging units and make a reservation with the at least one of the plurality of charging units at a selected time period.

A method for managing a system of charging stations for at least one personal mobility device, comprising:

• enabling communication between a central personal mobility device charge controller and a plurality of charging units for charging the at least one personal mobility device;
• enabling communications between the central personal mobility device charge controller and a plurality of charging applications;
• finding locations of at least one of the plurality of charging units;
• selecting at least one of the plurality of charging units;
• selecting a time for charging the at least one personal mobility device with the selected at least one of the plurality of charging units;
• and
• making a reservation with the selected at least one of the plurality of charging units at the selected time.