Google Maps Now Helps Users Find EV Chargers They Can Use

With electrical cars becoming a more common sight on the roads, i would think that charging an EV would become easier. However, with many companies using proprietary charging plugs for their cars, the problem of finding an EV charging station that's actually compatible with your motorcar is only getting worse.

Google Maps has already had a characteristic that can show electric automobile owners EV charging stations effectually them and then they can speedily top-upward their machine's range while on the go. However, with a new update, the map application is making that feature more useful for its users. According to a report from Android Law, Google Maps is calculation a feature that lets users search for EV charging stations by the plug-type they crave.

This means users volition now exist able to find EV charging stations that will definitely work with their cars. That'southward pretty peachy.

With the new characteristic, users volition exist able to add together the kind of plug(south) their machine(s) supports, and Google will then only prove them charging stations uniform with that plug-type. From the screenshots shared past AP, in that location are six dissimilar types of plug-types supported past Google Maps including Tesla, J1772, CHAdeMO (used by manufacturers such as Honda, Renault, and others), and CCS (Blazon 1 and Type 2).

Google Maps Now Helps Users Find EV Chargers They Can Use — Image courtesy: Android Police

Co-ordinate to Android Police force, the feature is available on Google Maps on Android, simply it'southward unclear if it has rolled out to Google Maps on iOS as well. With electric cars basically being non-existent in India so far, at to the lowest degree equally far equally mainstream adoption is considered, I'yard not sure if Google has fifty-fifty rolled this out in India at all. However, I checked on my iPhone and there's no such feature there.