EV Apps
There are a massive number of Apps for smart phones that will aid EV drivers in their daily lives.
As well as marque specific Apps that allow you to control your cars remotely, there are Apps for the different charging networks, SatNav Apps that are specifically targeted at EV drivers and Apps that are purely made to make life easier. It will take me time to add these to the site, and it will be quite a bit of work to provide links to help you find these Apps.
So please bear with me.
I won't actually deal with the Apps from the various EV manufacturers, as the salespeople should really help you with these at the point of sale and, obviously, they are specific to the marque of car you are driving. If you are driving an MG, you are not going to be interested in the App for Hyundai drivers.
Charger Location and Assistance Apps
Charging Apps help you find public chargers and, in some cases, to get a charge started once you're there. Most of these are compatible with Apple CarPlay and, presumably, Android Auto.
Zap-Map provides a massive database of the pubic EV charging facilities across the UK & Ireland.
There are Apps for iPhone and Android.
ABRP (A Better Route Planner) is a useful tool for EV drivers. You can program it with the details of your car and, when plotting routes, it will include stopovers to get a charge when needed.
If you arrive at a site needing a charge and another vehicle is plugged in, this website and mobile App allows you to make safe contact with the car owner. But, this only works if they are engaged themselves and have registered their car details on the system.
PlugShare is another GPA enabled database of public charge points throughout most of the world.
They have Apps for both iPhone and Android.
WattsUp is designed to run on your phone whilst driving to a destination. Distance and charger status update in realtime!
As well as offering a map of charging locations, Chargemap offers a payment card supposed to make charging your EV an easy, hassle-free experience. But, the card costs about €20 with no ongoing fees.
Charging Company Apps
Many of the providers of public chargers in the UK offer Apps, which are supposed to make the charging experience quicker and easier. Some of them offer subscription options that include discounts against the standard price of their electricity. There are also some, such as Bonnet, which offer discounts and rewards.
Bonnet offers a free service which allows you to use one App to start and pay for charges fro a number of providers. You can pay £2 p.m. to get 10% discount or £8 p.m. to get 15% discount.
PodPoint are a provider of many charge points across the UK, many of them having been provided in collaboration with leading supermarkets and car manufacturers. This includes the Tesco network which was funded in part by VW.
Mer have relationships with a number of councils across the country, including my own in Hampshire.
If you happen to live in one of the areas where they operate, this App will come in handy.
Instavolt have an expansive charging network, including some large charging hubs. They have relationships with Costa, Starbucks, McDonalds, KFC, Coop and Bannatyne Health Club & Spa, amongst others.
Osprey are another company with a large number of charging locations, including charging hubs with up to a dozen rapid chargers each pushing out up to 175kW of power.
BP are one of the many fossil fuel companies to be investing heavily in the provision of EV charging solutions.
Given the fact that the sale of new pure ICEVs is banned from 2030 and hybrids from 2035, they have to.
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