2017-04-20 15:35
Technology
Alex Lowe

Apple Maps is now listing electric car chargers in the UK

Apple Maps is now listing electric car chargers in the UK

Apple Maps is still a bit of ways behind Google Maps in terms of the amount of information it holds about businesses and also cycling information, but Apple is always improving the accuracy of it’s mapping software and also what points of interest it can show.

Electric Cars

As a lot of the automotive industry is turning towards electric vehicles, with Tesla leading the charge (pun not intended) – Apple has added support for showing local EV chargers for electric car owners in the UK. Apple Maps users in the US have had access to this feature for the past four months, with data coming from ChargePoint.

According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple has teamed up with Moovility, who is owned by German firm Cirrantic. The service hosts a large database of Tesla Superchargers, Ecotricity and other charging stations around the UK to add the information into Apple Maps.

“We think that consistent, live information of the growing charger infrastructure increases the confidence of EV drivers and, especially with Apple Maps, attracts new user groups to sustainable mobility offerings like EV cars.”

Arne Meusel, CEO and co-founder of Cirrantic

How does this information appear in Maps?

Like any business on Apple Maps, the EV charger locations have business cards.

Expanding the card for the point of interest shows how much parking is available, what cars they can charge and power they offer.

It’s not just electric car charging points Apple is adding, popping up in Maps search results are public bicycle locations in London, New York and Paris.

Source: Bloomberg

Alex Lowe

Apple Maps is now listing electric car chargers in the UK

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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