Subj : Google Maps finally gets Tesla Supercharger upgrade to steer driv
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Nov 13 2025 13:00:08

Google Maps finally gets Tesla Supercharger upgrade to steer drivers towards 
fuss-free top-ups

Date:
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:47:10 +0000

Description:
Google Maps users in the US now get nav features that were once reserved only 
for Tesla owners.

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Maps will now show Tesla Supercharger availability Out-of-action charging 
stalls will be easily identifiable Tesla has opened up its network to a 
number of rival automakers 

Tesla owners have long benefited from the companys mapping system, which 
takes live data from the extensive Supercharger network and intelligently 
routes drivers to the nearest, fastest and most available stalls. 

However, with Tesla opening up its network to other manufacturers, such as 
Ford, Kia and more, it has fallen on Google to offer a similar service, with 
the tech giant now listing live availability data for Tesla Superchargers 
across North America. 

This follows reports from earlier this month that Electrify America  one of 
the largest public charging providers in the US  has also just integrated its 
live charger information into the popular mapping application. 

The presentation of this data is relatively simple. When you search for a 
nearby Supercharger you now not only receive important information, such as 
the speed of the charger, the address and contact details (if there are any), 
as well as its opening times, but also the number of available stalls. (Image 
credit: Tesla) 

This makes it easier to not only plan a route, perhaps selecting those 
charging providers with the fastest and most abundant outlets, but it can 
also help when on a journey, so users arent routed to congested charging 
locations. 

That said, Tesla's charging stations can still only be used by those vehicles 
with the North American Charging Standard compatibility, or via an adaptor 
that is often sold separately by the manufacturer. Good news for the US, old 
news for everyone else (Image credit: Electrek) 

While the recent Google integration is good news for EV owners in the US, its 
something that the UK, Europe and many other markets have been using for a 
number of years now. 

In many markets, charging providers are required by law to share data through 
an open API, which allows navigation software, both on smartphones and 
vehicle infotainment systems. to display this sort of information. 

A quick search for "EV charger" via Google Maps in the UK, for example, will 
return a list of all the charging providers in the area, almost all of which 
will have live data to show how many are available  or if any are out of 
service. 

Of course, the information that Google displays is only as good as the data 
feed it uses and, from personal experience, some charging providers are much 
more reliable than others. 

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nally-gets-tesla-supercharger-upgrade-to-steer-drivers-towards-fuss-free-top-u
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