A method for initiating a charging process of an electric vehicle according to predefined charging preferences, the method comprising: establishing an association between the electric vehicle and a user profile comprising the predefined charging preferences, wherein the user profile is stored in a memory within a distributed processing network, wherein the user profile comprises an identification of the electric vehicle, wherein establishing the association further comprises obtaining a unique authentication code indicating the association between the electric vehicle and the user profile (step 102); providing, by means of a charging request message related to the electric vehicle, the unique authentication code as authentication and the identification of the electric vehicle to a remote charging request message processor of the distributed processing network, the charging request message indicating a charging need of the electric vehicle (step 104); at the remote charging request message processor, accessing the user profile by accessing the memory in the distributed processing network based on the unique authentication code, wherein the memory is a user profile database; at the remote charging request message processor, processing the charging request message using the user's predefined charging preferences stored in the user profile to obtain user specific result data, the user specific result data comprising information on one or more charging stations corresponding to the predefined charging preferences (step 106); providing, from the remote charging request message processor, a result message related to the electric vehicle in response to the charging request message, the result message comprising the obtained user specific result data for initiating the charging process (step 108), reserving a charging station meeting the user's predefined charging preferences and comprised by the user specific result data, wherein the predefined charging preferences comprise a minimum state of charge of the electric vehicle and wherein the charging request message is provided to the remote charging request message processor if a current state of charge of the electric vehicle falls below said minimum state of charge wherein said charging station is reserved based on at least an expected arrival time of the electric vehicle at said charging station, wherein a start of a respective reservation is the expected arrival time if permitted by a station provider of the reserved charging station. establishing an association between the electric vehicle and a user profile comprising the predefined charging preferences, wherein the user profile is stored in a memory within a distributed processing network, wherein the user profile comprises an identification of the electric vehicle, wherein establishing the association further comprises obtaining a unique authentication code indicating the association between the electric vehicle and the user profile (step 102); providing, by means of a charging request message related to the electric vehicle, the unique authentication code as authentication and the identification of the electric vehicle to a remote charging request message processor of the distributed processing network, the charging request message indicating a charging need of the electric vehicle (step 104); at the remote charging request message processor, accessing the user profile by accessing the memory in the distributed processing network based on the unique authentication code, wherein the memory is a user profile database; at the remote charging request message processor, processing the charging request message using the user's predefined charging preferences stored in the user profile to obtain user specific result data, the user specific result data comprising information on one or more charging stations corresponding to the predefined charging preferences (step 106); providing, from the remote charging request message processor, a result message related to the electric vehicle in response to the charging request message, the result message comprising the obtained user specific result data for initiating the charging process (step 108), reserving a charging station meeting the user's predefined charging preferences and comprised by the user specific result data, wherein the predefined charging preferences comprise a minimum state of charge of the electric vehicle and wherein the charging request message is provided to the remote charging request message processor if a current state of charge of the electric vehicle falls below said minimum state of charge wherein said charging station is reserved based on at least an expected arrival time of the electric vehicle at said charging station, wherein a start of a respective reservation is the expected arrival time if permitted by a station provider of the reserved charging station.