Abstract: The invention relates to a charging station for charging electric vehicles which comprises an electric charging cable and a spring element. The spring element is secured at one end and is resiliently movable at the other end. The charging station is characterised in particular in that the spring element at least partially supports the electric charging cable.

Abstract: The invention describes a DC voltage charging post (100; 200; 300) for charging an electric vehicle. The DC voltage charging post (100; 200; 300) comprises two DC voltage charging post input connections (102, 104) for an input DC voltage (VE) with a first voltage range provided by a central unit; a first DC voltage converter (106; 302) for converting the input DC voltage (VE) into a output DC voltage (VA) with a second voltage range; two DC voltage charging post output connections (108, 110) for providing the output DC voltage (VA) to the electric vehicle; and a control unit (112) with a first communication interface (114) for communication between the DC voltage charging post (100; 200; 300) and the central unit.