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Google Maps Just Added a Major EV Charging Update — and It Fixes One of My Biggest Electric Driving Problems
Google Maps now supports EV trip planning for more than 350 car models on Android Auto, using AI to predict battery use and optimize charging stops.
- Google Maps and Android Auto began rolling out EV trip planning support today to over 350 new car models from 16 manufacturers in the US.
- These predictions are powered by Google AI and "advanced energy models" that analyze vehicle weight and battery size to estimate arrival battery levels.
- Beyond battery estimates, the update provides an ETA that accounts for charging times, while Google Maps recommends stops using real-time traffic, road elevation, and weather data.
- To utilize these features, drivers must add their electric vehicle's make, model, year, and trim in the Google Maps app or install version 25.44 via the Google Play Store.
- Support for additional car brands is coming soon, with the feature rolling out over the next week; the system relies on manually entered data rather than a live vehicle connection.
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For many electric vehicle drivers, the long distance journey is still accompanied by a small permanent mental calculation. How much remains? Will the relief cause the range to fall faster than expected? And will the next terminal be reachable without anxiogenic detour? Google precisely wants to tackle this area of uncertainty with a new update [...] The article Electric car: Google Maps will finally predict your battery on arrival appeared first…
Google has announced a major update of Maps, which will allow more than 350 compatible models to plan a route with Android Auto. A hit for apps like Chargemap or ABRP. Charging stops, key points of electric car driving, will be less a puzzle.
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