EV Companion

Unfortunately the App for es you to subscribe to the premium subscription for 9.99 per month. You can cancel that after a week and use non premium features. The problem with this is that you need to subscribe to try out the app. With many other apps out there I’m not willing to add another subscription that I need to track so I decided not to continue using this app. When you buy a new ev or plugin hybrid these days you have to test out multiple apps, there are apps with the car itself, and it just is too much to add another subscription on top just to try out a charging app.

The infrastructure of charging stations in the U.S. is insane. You need dozens of apps to deal with all the manufacturers of public stations out there, made even worse for us non-Tesla owners. Plugshare is most popular, but I’ve had many false hits saying a charger was down when it wasn’t or vice versa, and the UI leaves much to be desired. This app brings me much needed sanity by aggregating the different public charger networks together in one very well done user interface. It’s a subscription app, but they seem dedicated to keeping it up to date with the latest EVs and charger networks, and the data on charger availability so far has been good. Worth the subscription price.

Just used for a cross country road trip. The route planning was quick and easy and it was great to easily check what was nearby each charger so I could make the most of each stop.