Google Maps now can make one of the more irritating aspects of owning an electric car just a little bit easier. The service now only will allow users to search for electric vehicle charging stations in the U.S. and the U.K, but also will tell them if those chargers are currently occup...
When people plan a route with an EV, Google Maps will also recommend boost charging stations along the way based on the battery's charge level, and will adjust the projected arrival time to include charging if selected. For those who don't have Google-powered infotainm...
Along with showing you the location of charging stations for your electric car, Google Maps now alsoshows you whether they’re currently in use. The functionality is available across the US and UK for charging points from Chargemaster, EVgo, and SemaConnect. Google plans to add Charg...
Google will now show electric vehicle (EV) drivers real-time availability of charging stations directly inside Google Maps. The move comes six months after the internet giant announced it was going to begin displaying EV charging stations from Tesla, Chargepoint, Chargemaster, ...
Finding a place to quickly top off your electric car’s battery might get a little bit easier: Google announced today that it’sadding support to Google Maps for EV chargers. Both Tesla and Chargepoint’s global network of EV chargers will be added to the iOS and Android versions of the...
The work of a Google Maps developer is never done. The app began showing users the location of electric car charging stations in 2018, and an update released in April 2019 tells motorists in real time how many spots are free at a given location. It’s all part of the tech giant’s...
In a bid to help electric vehicle owners get useful information about charging stations, Google is rolling out new AI-assisted features to Google Maps and Search. According to Google, the AI features will summarize reviews provided by customers of EV charging stations. Specifically, ...
The latter, for their part, do not offer all the useful information for electric car users, even if they are trying to catch up with those that specialise not only in mapping charging points. But Google Maps, which remains one of the most popular and widely used navigation apps, has ...
Google Maps update is also adding a feature that shows you if the road ahead is narrow. This could potentially help you avoid narrow roads where your car cannot pass. The other feature could potentially compete with the PlugShare app we mentioned in ourbest Android Auto appsarticle. ...
While Google Maps is fine for most commutes, the also-Google-owned Waze is a great choice for people who want to get to point A to point B in the shortest amount of time possible. Waze now works even better for driving around in an electric vehicle. If you're using Waze and you ...