Charging method for a road vehicle capable of being battery driven, which road vehicle has at least one electrical machine, which in drive mode of the road vehicle is powered by an electric energy store of the road vehicle by means of a traction current converter of the road vehicle, - wherein the road vehicle drives up to a charging station, - wherein by the control of a control device arranged on the road vehicle, a contact assembly arranged on the road vehicle on an upper face of the road vehicle and contact elements of the charging station arranged above the road vehicle are brought into contact with one another, - wherein the control device of the road vehicle transmits a switching command in a cableless manner to a control device arranged on the charging station, - wherein as a result of the switching command, the control device of the charging station applies a voltage to the contact elements, such that a charging current is fed from an alternating voltage supply system to an electric energy store of the road vehicle via the contact elements of the charging station, the contact assembly of the road vehicle and a charging current converter, - wherein the charging current converter sets an output voltage provided by the charging current converter and/or the charging current in accordance with setpoint values (U*, I*) which are predetermined by the control device of the road vehicle, - wherein in charging mode of the road vehicle the traction current converter is used as a charging current converter, - wherein in charging mode a winding of the electrical machine is used as an operating inductance of the charging current converter and - wherein the alternating voltage supply system network is a three-phase network with a plurality of phases and in that in each case a separate contact element is present for each phase. - wherein the road vehicle drives up to a charging station, - wherein by the control of a control device arranged on the road vehicle, a contact assembly arranged on the road vehicle on an upper face of the road vehicle and contact elements of the charging station arranged above the road vehicle are brought into contact with one another, - wherein the control device of the road vehicle transmits a switching command in a cableless manner to a control device arranged on the charging station, - wherein as a result of the switching command, the control device of the charging station applies a voltage to the contact elements, such that a charging current is fed from an alternating voltage supply system to an electric energy store of the road vehicle via the contact elements of the charging station, the contact assembly of the road vehicle and a charging current converter, - wherein the charging current converter sets an output voltage provided by the charging current converter and/or the charging current in accordance with setpoint values (U*, I*) which are predetermined by the control device of the road vehicle, - wherein in charging mode of the road vehicle the traction current converter is used as a charging current converter, - wherein in charging mode a winding of the electrical machine is used as an operating inductance of the charging current converter and - wherein the alternating voltage supply system network is a three-phase network with a plurality of phases and in that in each case a separate contact element is present for each phase.