Electric cars are an alternative for drivers who, little by little, are gaining traction within the market and within society itself. As is always the case when talking about technological developments, electric cars have pros and cons compared to traditional combustion vehicles. It is not our intention to stop to judge what can be the most intelligent today, but to talk about how to solve some of the doubts of electric car users. Doubts such as one of the most frequent: how to find where to charge an electric car.
As it could not be otherwise, given the demand for this type of information, different apps have emerged capable of making life easier for many drivers. Next we will define and see in detail the most popular and interesting of them.
The importance of having a charging station at home
One of the main needs of anyone when buying an electric car is to have a charging point at home; that is, at home or in the community. This process, which is becoming more common every day, requires a series of procedures, of course. The first and most logical is notify the farm administration of the corresponding permit to install said charging station. The cost of it usually ranges between 500 and 1.000 euros, approximately. Keep in mind that everything varies depending on the type of model you have, since not all positions are the same for each brand and so on.
Once the permits have been obtained, so to speak, it is necessary to contact the company that is in charge of making the necessary connections. But of course, the reason for a car is to travel from one place to another, and for the owner of an electric car it is practically essential to know where to charge an electric car beyond his home. In that sense, the following apps are the best help you can have at hand, on your mobile phone.
Apps to find where to charge an electric car: Electromaps
There are many cases in which a driver can drive away from home with his electric car, moments in which it becomes essential to know where to charge an electric car. Even more so with the holidays just around the corner. One of the most complete apps that exist today to always have information on the closest charging points in a city available, is undoubtedly Electromaps. It is only necessary to pay minimal attention to users who have an electric car to realize how well they generally speak about it.
The best thing about Electromaps is that it has many details at the service of users. First of all, has a large amount of information about the main charging points, not only in Spain, but throughout Europe. In this way, one can travel anywhere in the Old Continent without any fear of "being stranded". But it also offers other specifications, such as whether a charging station is completely free or, on the contrary, paid. As with so many apps these days, Electromaps relies heavily on users' own experiences, so it's easy to find comments and even photos contributed by the electric car owner community.
Chargemap, another great app to know where to charge an electric car
Chargemap is, in general, quite similar in terms of content to Electromaps. Or what comes to the same thing, it is an app with detailed information on where to charge an electric car. One of its main advantages, and what makes it much better considered than other similar alternatives, is how clear and precise the application is. Above all because simply by downloading and opening it, it detects where you are and where the nearest charging points are around you. In this way there is much less risk of being unable to charge a car in the middle of a trip, whatever the circumstance.
Precisely what speaks best in favor of Chargemap is its enormous pull among users. At the moment it has already exceeded one million downloads and, as a general rule, the opinions are quite favorable. A whole "essential" among the owners of an electric car.
Place to Plug
If not only the Internet, but new technologies in general, have achieved something, it is precisely to connect people everywhere more than ever. Something that many applications take advantage of, and specifically Place to Plug. We don't know if it's a bit pretentious to talk about a "community of electric car drivers", but this app certainly seems to prove it.
Its main advantage over other tools in the same line is that it Place to Plug includes a large number of points to charge a private electric car; that is, people who have one of them at home and are willing to share it with others. Naturally, before proceeding to use a third-party charging point, a reserve operation must be carried out. But in general the app is very easy to use, hence its popularity.
PlugShare
It would be absurd to deny that currently what people are looking for above all is simplicity and accessibility. Not only when looking for where to charge an electric car, but in almost any area of life. Although even more so, of course, when it comes to this type of case. Well, that is precisely what PlugShare offers.
A simple but very complete app that makes available to users not only the places where there are charging points, but also the corresponding procedures payment (if necessary), reservation, availability and that kind of thing. Very useful and recommended.
