Abstract: According to the invention, a road vehicle (1) capable of being battery driven drives up to a charging station (2). A control device (8) located on the road vehicle (1) brings a contact assembly (11) provided on the road vehicle (1) on an upper face (12) of said vehicle (1) into contact with contact elements (10) of the charging station (2) which are located above the road vehicle (1). The control device (8) of the road vehicle (1) transmits a switching command (S) in a cableless manner to a control device (9) located on the charging station (2). As a result of said switching command (S), the control device (9) of the charging station (2) applies a voltage to the contact elements 10) such that a charging current (I) can be fed from an alternating voltage supply system (13) to an electric energy store (6) of the road vehicle (1) via the contact elements (10) of the charging station (2), the contact assembly (11) of the road vehicle (1) and a charging current converter (14).

Abstract: In a method of charging an energy accumulator of a vehicle in a charging station, the presence of a vehicle is ascertained in a defined region in vicinity of the charging station via a wireless communication between a vehicle-side communication device and a communication device of the charging station. The charging process of the energy accumulator in the charging station is cleared, when the wireless communication between a vehicle-side communication device and a communication device of the charging station is established and a parking brake of the vehicle is activated.