Google-owned mapping app Waze is including a brand new characteristic that seeks to assist EV homeowners discover a appropriate charger en route. Customers, as soon as they’ve entered their automobile mannequin and plug sort into the app, will have the ability to discover the closest EV charging stations, Waze stated Tuesday.
To keep away from outdated and unreliable details about chargers, Waze stated it’s leveraging help from its group map editors. They are going to be certain that particulars about these stations are correct and updated.
“By including up-to-date EV charging data to the Waze map, it’s even simpler to cost your automobile and get assist discovering the place or whenever you’ll come throughout the subsequent station,” the corporate stated in a weblog publish.
“Because of native Map Editors from our Waze Group, EV knowledge is reviewed and up to date in real-time to offer essentially the most correct, complete data to the map.”
Waze stated that this new characteristic will likely be rolling out to customers worldwide within the subsequent few weeks. A report from Electrek, nonetheless, signifies that the EV Charger discovering characteristic is at the moment not working as supposed for some customers — exhibiting them gasoline stations as an alternative of chargers.
Final yr, Google up to date the Maps app to let EV homeowners discover a charger primarily based on the plug sort of their automobile. Final month, the corporate went a step additional and built-in options like Maps into some EVs from producers resembling Polestar, Volvo, Normal Motors and Renault. Over the previous few years, the corporate has additionally expanded its characteristic to seek out eco-friendly routes for various automobiles.
In December, the search big mixed Google Maps and Waze groups as a cost-cutting measure.
