TomTom announces range anxiety reducing EV service

TomTom has come up with EV Service, which provides real-time information on the availability of charging points, thereby enabling drivers to make informed decisions about when and where to charge their electric vehicles.

TomTom EV Service, currently available in North America, is a live service  available to automakers and their suppliers and includes almost 11,000 charging locations across the USA and Canada. The company claims that it is going to expand across more locations.

The company claims that its EV Service can reduce an EV driver’s anxiety by indicating the distance they could travel on their current charge, along with other essential information, such as opening hours, payment methods and connector types.

Olaf Gietelink, VP Product Marketing, TomTom Automotive, said, “For the electric car market to grow, it’s important that we reduce the barriers to entry, one of which is range anxiety.”

At the Geneva Motorshow earlier this month, TomTom announced that Hyundai and Kia drivers in Europe would be among the first to benefit from the TomTom EV Service, starting in the second half of 2018.

The service, which first launched in Europe in September 2017, now covers more than 45,000 charging stations with real-time information available globally.