Tesla Motors Club

[Disclosure: I am the main developer of the Open Charge Map database, app and website, so I'm biased even though I try not to be :smile:]

Hi folks,
I have a general question about how people people about the current state of EV charging apps/sites:

- What are the main challenges drivers face when using the current crop of EV charging app/sites etc?
- What is the most frustrating thing about using these?
- What can be done (in your opinion)?
- Is it important to you if the data is Open Data or not? (public and readily-accessible to other apps/sites with minimal restrictions on sharing)

For me the most obvious problem is that multiple apps need to be kept up to date if you really want people to know that a new charger exists or a charger has been decomissioned etc. Furthermore competing databases/app result in conflicting information about charging locations leaving users trying to figure out which one is correct.

Does anyone have any thoughts they'd like to share on this?

Cheers,
Christopher Cook

Open Charge Map - The global public registry of electric vehicle charging locations