SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND BILLING USING A WIRELESS VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE

A vehicle charging station (106) for use in transmitting charging power to an electric vehicle (102) for use in charging the vehicle is provided. The vehicle charging station (106) is configured to communicatively couple to the electric vehicle via a network connection to a wireless network provider, electrically couple to the electric vehicle via a connector (114), receive a unique identifier (222) from the electric vehicle via the network connection, deliver a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle via the connector, and meter the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle.