Waze app adds electric vehicle charging stations to navigation

Electric vehicle charging station locations are now featured on the popular Waze sat-nav app used by many professional drivers.

Drivers can now enter their electric vehicle (EV) car and plug type into the Waze app to find relevant EV charging stations along their route. This feature will roll out globally over the coming weeks.

Charging station information is often inconsistent, outdated or unreliable. This creates a major problem for EV drivers who may navigate to a charging station only to discover they can’t find it or use it. Waze hopes to overcome this issue by adding up-to-date EV charging information to the Waze map.

Thanks to local map editors from the Waze community, EV data is reviewed and updated in real time to provide the most accurate, comprehensive information to the map.

Users can find the feature in the Waze app by following these instructions:

Open Waze and tap ‘Settings’

Tap ‘Vehicle details’, then tap ‘Electric vehicles’

Turn on ‘EV features’ and select your EV car type

Tap ‘Plugs’ and select your plug type(s)

The users can then search for nearby EV stations with their specified plug type by tapping the icon.