They say that every coin has two sides, on one hand, many people are switching to electric vehicles due to the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel. On the other hand, if electric vehicles have advantages, then there are some disadvantages too. There is no dearth of fuel stations for petrol and diesel, but finding an EV station to charge an electric vehicle is a big task.
The first disadvantage is that right now there are very few charging stations for charging electric vehicles in India. In such a situation, if your car, bike or electric scooter stops working in the middle of the road, then you do not need to worry. Today we will tell you how you can locate an electric charging station with the help of Google Maps.
EV Charging Stations: Map will help you
To find electric vehicle charging stations with the help of Google Maps, you just have to follow some simple steps:-
- Step 1: First of all open Google Maps in your smartphone.
- Step 2: After opening Google Maps, on the right side, below the profile picture, you will find many options like Restaurant, Petrol, Hotel, etc. You will have to swipe them to the left side. After swiping, you will have to tap on the More option.
- Step 3: After tapping on the More option, you will see the Service section when you scroll down a bit, in this section you will have to click on the Charging Station option.
After following the three steps mentioned above, you will get information about electric charging stations around your current location on Google Maps itself. Apart from this, you will also be able to navigate to the nearest charging station on Google Maps.