At the beginning of 2021, the application Google Maps for Android Vehicles Automotive has launched scheduled charging stops for electric cars, an important feature that now appears to be coming to the mobile app.
In your update to version 11.65, Google Maps hides in its files references to the possibility of plan stops at electrolineras so that the user does not remain no battery in the car during a trip.
Planned routes with stops at charging stations
Currently the application Google Maps for mobile it does not make it easy to plan a route with stops at charging stations. The user is the one who has to estimate every few miles they need to refuel and how long to manually add the stops, but that seems to be changing in the future.
The latest version of the mobile app hides text strings in one of its internal files that indicate that Google wants to bring this Google Maps functionality to Android Automotive. to Google Maps for Android and probably also for Android Auto. The text strings are as follows:
By the time you get there, your battery will be low.
Charging stop required to reach destination
Trip too long to automatically add charging stops. Add stops after you start.
Without Internet. Failed to charge charging stops.
There are not enough compatible charging stations to reach your destination
As we can see it looks like Google Maps for mobile will inform the user if he will have to make stops to recharge the car during a trip and what the state of the car battery will be once you reach your destination, in case you need to recharge before arriving.
It is currently a mystery how the Google Maps mobile application will be able to calculate the status of the car’s battery during the entire journey. Currently, we can only tell Google Maps the engine type and charger type of the car. Perhaps to calculate the estimated battery life, the user will need to enter the maximum capacity of his car or tell him the model of the vehicle he is driving, in addition to telling him the current load of the vehicle.
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