Just after Google and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced that Google Maps would be used to help drivers find electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, a new company is offering an application for iPhone users to find out where the nearest station is.
PlugShare claims to be the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, with over 2,500 charging locations. And it’s free.
Designed by Xatori, a Palo Alto software company, PlugShare is a community-powered EV network that provides up-to-date listing of all public charging stations compatible with the newest generation of electric vehicles like the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt.
PlugShare brings the concept of online social networking to EV drivers by enabling private chargers to share their own outlet, if they wish to do so. For now, the application is only available for iPhone but Xatori says it will soon be available on Android as well.
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