https://www.engadget.com/electrify-america-app-android-auto-car-play-174802960.html
Electrify America's charging station app finally supports Android Auto and
CarPlaySee the location of all of the company's 650 locations on your
infotainment system.
It’s been a long time coming, but if you depend on the Electrify America
mobile app <https://www.electrifyamerica.com/mobile-app/> to find nearby
charging stations, you can soon access the software through your vehicle’s
Android Auto or CarPlay infotainment system. Electrify America announced
today it's rolling out support for both systems this week.
The software allows you to find the location of all the approximately 650
charging stations <https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/> the
company operates across the US. You can also see details about each
station, including the availability of individual chargers and their
capacity. Once you’re at a station, you can then use the software to
remotely start and stop a charging session.
While it’s something of a head-scratcher it took Electrify America until
2021 to offer Android Auto and CarPlay support, that functionality is at
least now in place as the company works toward nearly tripling its network by
the end of 2025
<https://www.engadget.com/electrify-america-boost-plan-ev-network-141651830.html>.
Critically, it’s also another way Electrify America needed to catch up to
Tesla. The automaker’s Trip Planner, which you can access through your
car’s touchscreen display, will route you to Supercharger
<https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-tesla-open-superchargers-other-evs-035136832.html>
locations
that are on the way to your next destination.
