Opel built a charging system that drives to the rally cars itself

Opel's Remote Charging brings mobile Schall-E stations on electric trucks straight to the special stages, so the Mokka GSE Rally no longer returns to base to recharge.

Author: Yulia Ivanchik

16:04 04-07-2026

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Opel has officially unveiled a new charging infrastructure for the ADAC Opel GSE Rally Cup. Called Remote Charging, the system is meant to solve one of the biggest headaches of electric rallying: the cars no longer have to return to the main charging park after every special stage.

The mobile Schall-E stations are hauled around on fully electric semi-trucks. Each charging cube carries its own 160 kWh storage unit and delivers up to 250 kW, which can be split between two 125 kW connectors. A single truck holds eight of these cubes, allowing up to 16 rally cars to charge at once.

Opel Mokka GSE Rally — © media.stellantis.com

For stable operation, the setup relies on a 150 kWh buffer unit, a 500 kWh reserve battery and the charging trucks' own 450 kWh batteries. The Opel Mokka GSE Rally runs on a 400-volt architecture and is rated for a maximum charging power of 100–110 kW, so the new system matches what the car can actually take.

The first serious test for the system will be the Rallye Weiz in Austria on 17–18 July 2026. Thanks to topping up between the stages, the electric Mokka GSE Rally cars should tackle all 11 competitive stages for the first time and appear in the overall standings alongside combustion-engined cars.