ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM

Disclosed are example embodiments of systems and methods for an electric vehicle charging system that includes a charging station configured to provide electrical energy to an electric vehicle, an artificial-intelligence facial recognition camera communicatively coupled to the charging station and configured to capture a facial image of a user for authentication, and a controller configured to enable charging based on a comparison between a facial feature vector derived from the captured image and stored feature data of a registered user. The system further includes a fire suppression subsystem integrated within the charging station and configured to discharge an aerosol-based extinguishing agent into an interior volume when a thermal condition indicative of a fire is detected. In some embodiments, the fire suppression subsystem employs a hot-aerosol composition that provides endothermic cooling and chemical inhibition, enabling autonomous safety protection during operation and maintaining charging functionality in both network-connected and offline conditions.