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Title: Apple Maps now plots out EV stations to help keep your Tesla charged Post by: HCK on December 10, 2016, 04:05:22 pm Apple Maps now plots out EV stations to help keep your Tesla charged
Apple Maps is picking up an invaluable integration for electric vehicle drivers: ChargePoint integration. While electric cars are slowly working their way towards affordability, Apple Maps is giving the EV owners a helping hand with the integration of ChargePoint's stations. ChargePoint offers more than 30,000 charging stations around the world, and the integration into Apple Maps is literally putting them on the map with EV charging station badges. Apple Maps users can tap one of those icons for directions and station info like hours of operation and pricing (with Apple Pay support), or ask Siri "where's the closest charging station?" for directions. The vast majority of ChargePoint's network consists of Level 1 and Level 2 chargers using the J1772 connector standard. The charging rate for such stations varies widely, but is generally between 3- and 15-miles-per-hour of charging. Of the 31,000 ChargePoint stations, roughly 400 are DC fast charge stations, offering SAE Combo or CHA... Source: Apple Maps now plots out EV stations to help keep your Tesla charged (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/9oWGE3Yihs8/apple-maps-plots-out-ev-stations-help-keep-your-tesla-charged) |