A method for central charging control of a plurality of electric vehicles, in particular in a depot, with a computer-assisted central charging control room, which is configured for wireless communication with control units provided in the various electric vehicles, wherein the electric vehicles can be connected to a charging point of the depot in order to charge their respective batteries in accordance with a charging profile comprising at least one time sequence of an energy volume that can be charged during a review period, said method having the following steps: checking, by the charging control room by means of communication with the control units of the electric vehicles, what state of charge their respective batteries have, at what position the electric vehicles are located, and/or a state of connection of the electric vehicles to the charging point, and transmitting the result of this check to the charging control room, selecting, by the charging control room, the electric vehicles to be taken into consideration when calculating charging profiles on the basis of operational schedules of the various electric vehicles, the position of the electric vehicles, and/or the state of connection to the charging point, calculating, by the charging control room, the charging profile for each electric vehicle to be taken into consideration on the basis of the position in the depot, connection to the charging point and/or the operational schedule, for a review period by means of a linear optimisation algorithm under consideration of an electrical charging capacity available at the depot, a scheduled departure time in accordance with the operational schedule, and a required volume of electrical power in view of a scheduled route in accordance with the operational schedule, transmitting the calculated charging profile from the charging control room to the electric vehicle and charging the battery of the electric vehicle in accordance with the corresponding charging profile at the charging point, characterised by the step, prior to the transmitting of the calculated charging profile, of verifying the calculated charging profile and, in the event of a calculation error, re-calculating the charging profile without taking into account electric vehicles that cannot be charged with the required volume of electrical power with the previously calculated charging profile before the scheduled departure time. checking, by the charging control room by means of communication with the control units of the electric vehicles, what state of charge their respective batteries have, at what position the electric vehicles are located, and/or a state of connection of the electric vehicles to the charging point, and transmitting the result of this check to the charging control room, selecting, by the charging control room, the electric vehicles to be taken into consideration when calculating charging profiles on the basis of operational schedules of the various electric vehicles, the position of the electric vehicles, and/or the state of connection to the charging point, calculating, by the charging control room, the charging profile for each electric vehicle to be taken into consideration on the basis of the position in the depot, connection to the charging point and/or the operational schedule, for a review period by means of a linear optimisation algorithm under consideration of an electrical charging capacity available at the depot, a scheduled departure time in accordance with the operational schedule, and a required volume of electrical power in view of a scheduled route in accordance with the operational schedule, transmitting the calculated charging profile from the charging control room to the electric vehicle and charging the battery of the electric vehicle in accordance with the corresponding charging profile at the charging point,