Hello, I've recently released an app for electric vehicle drivers to make it easy to find great charge points.
What is unique about the app
What is unique about the app is that its focus is on making it easy to compare charge points by providing users with a ranked list based on travel time, connector numbers, crime rate or the types of amenities or brands users want to have present nearby. i.e. if you'd like a charger with a Starbucks nearby it can find it quite easily.
Why this matters
The goal is to be able to find the chargers where the environment and amenities provide the experience the driver wants. The reason why this is important is that recharging can easily take >20 minutes, no in person support is present at charging stations most of the time and thus the environment at charging stations matters much more than at gasoline stations. It is for example not fun to stop at an isolated location by yourself in the middle of the night.
Open data aspects
It currently covers the UK and US and uses the Open Charge Map and OpenStreetMaps databases. We will send user submitted data about chargers to the Open Charge Map database as well to share user contributions with the broader community.
Please roast!
I was looking for feedback on the app and testers to find how to further improve it. Download via electro-app.com or directly from the iOS and Play stores. I'm also appending a link to a short video showing how charger ranking and the recommender work.
What is unique about the app
What is unique about the app is that its focus is on making it easy to compare charge points by providing users with a ranked list based on travel time, connector numbers, crime rate or the types of amenities or brands users want to have present nearby. i.e. if you'd like a charger with a Starbucks nearby it can find it quite easily.
Why this matters
The goal is to be able to find the chargers where the environment and amenities provide the experience the driver wants. The reason why this is important is that recharging can easily take >20 minutes, no in person support is present at charging stations most of the time and thus the environment at charging stations matters much more than at gasoline stations. It is for example not fun to stop at an isolated location by yourself in the middle of the night.
Open data aspects
It currently covers the UK and US and uses the Open Charge Map and OpenStreetMaps databases. We will send user submitted data about chargers to the Open Charge Map database as well to share user contributions with the broader community.
Please roast!
I was looking for feedback on the app and testers to find how to further improve it. Download via electro-app.com or directly from the iOS and Play stores. I'm also appending a link to a short video showing how charger ranking and the recommender work.