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> Google Maps Adds Feature to Find EV Charging Stations
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> Hey! I thought you'd like this story from TreeHugger: Google Maps Adds Feature to Find EV Charging Stations
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*** Be careful to secure permissions before using EV Charging found
on Google.

Actually this is not new, I have found EV charging sites on Google for
some time now, but I did not promote it because like many EV charging
sites, Google's is also problematic. Google recently sent a newswire
item that was picked up everywhere, but like many so-called
journalists in the media, they have not spent the time to actually use
it and see if it is a valid EV-driver resource.

I have been spending time on this for the last few weeks, but when
PlugShare seemed a better fit, I postponed my work on my Google post.
Since the EV community will have to wait for PlugShare to work for
all EV'rs, and with Google's announcement, I have queued to continue
working on my planned Google EV Charging post of my experiences. I
will send it later, but I wanted to post this warning-message now.

*** Do not trust what Google shows as EV charger to be a 'public' EV
charging location you can come up to and plug-in as you please
(willy-nilly)

-You could be using private EV charging and get into cost$ly trouble
(towed-away+finger-printed+fined+ ...)

-It could be old EVSE that has been unplugged (incompatible/no-power)

-It could be just plain non-existent (a Google-slam-listing, leaving
you stranded).


{Been-there, done-that} ... more on this later ...



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It appears that the database they use (DOE GeoEVSE) is really out of date. They
list two charging locations within 10 miles of my house - one has been removed
(about two years ago), and the other is a non-functional SPI (non-functional for
a number of years).

There are two functioning public stations near me they don't list... One is a
J1772 station, the other is a row of three 5-20 plugs in a public garage with
'reserved for electric vehicles' signs. (5-20 is slow, but at least they're
trying!)

There is a semi-functional Avcon station nearby as well - It will probably still
work, but you have to get the building maintenance people to turn on the
breaker.

Tom Keenan

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The cool thing about google maps is that you can click on "report a problem"
and they will fix it, and let you know when it is fixed. Done it a few
times with roads near our cabin.
Was talking about this very charge station mapping feature today as a few of
us drove past Dearborn and Detroit to a fab shop just north of there. It led
into a great chat about ev's.

"Tom Keenan" <[email protected]> wrote:

It appears that the database they use (DOE GeoEVSE) is really out of date.
They
list two charging locations within 10 miles of my house - one has been
removed
(about two years ago), and the other is a non-functional SPI (non-functional
for
a number of years).

There are two functioning public stations near me they don't list... One is
a
J1772 station, the other is a row of three 5-20 plugs in a public garage
with
'reserved for electric vehicles' signs. (5-20 is slow, but at least they're
trying!)

There is a semi-functional Avcon station nearby as well - It will probably
still
work, but you have to get the building maintenance people to turn on the
breaker.

Tom Keenan


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