Traveling in Europe with an electric car has become easier nowadays. Even Google Maps started to pinpoint charging station locations, though it doesn’t offer important information like:

payment options
EV community information.

If you want to schedule your e-trip keeping in mind not only the fun parts but also the charging breaks needed and here are some really useful apps you can download (for IOS and Android) for planning it like a boss.

#1 Covidzone (website)

Although Covid-19 still keeps us on our toes, eventually travel boundaries between geographic areas will eventually be dissipated, so if you happen to be in Italy on a trip with your ecar this is definitely the website to keep in mind to plan for it.

Covidzone is a webapp with a simple interface that shows the covid zone map of Italy by reporting the situation where each individual region is live.

For example, white: means its ok, you can hangout without any issues following gubernamental instructions; orange means that there are certain restrictions that must be followed: like wearing a mask, curfew hours and so; and red which means that its a high level Covid area so displacements are prohibited.

All descriptions necessary are mentioned according to the region you want to travel to, Including urgent measures and gubernamental orders.

[ Download : unnecessary: https://covidzone.info/it]

[ Availability: free]

#2 NextCharge

It allows you to find the electric charging stations closest to you wherever you are, or those closest to a position you have entered.

What does it offer?

Over 200,000 charging points.
Travel itinerary, station reviews and charging status.
Status of station availability in real time.
Distance and travel time to reach the nearest column available.
Booking and top-up from the App

It has two views: map or list. In addition, the app allows users to review the charging points they have visited and allows filtering by access, plug type, charging speed, and charging point status.

You can view the map, distance, status, and travel time between you and the station, and with one click you can send the data to the navigator to reach your destination.

Posts belonging to the NEXT CHARGE network circuit can be activated directly from the App.

[ Download NextCharge: Android, iOS ]

[ Availability: free]

#3 Chargemap

It helps you find electric charging stations closest to your current location.

Chargemap’s charm lies in the atmosphere of its community. Also, the app allows users to comment on the charging points they’ve visited and enables filtering for access, plug type, speed of charge and status of the charging point. Works great in Europe since it has over 330,000 EV drivers registered and a database of 166,000 charging locations.

Dedicated user support is available 24/7.

What Chargemap does best is:

• Finding charging points near a specific location or along a specific route;
• Checking the availability of recharging points in real time;
• It Adds reviews, comments, photos and check-in;
• Sharing information about the new charging points with the community;
• Easily filters charging stations so that only charging points compatible with Chargemap Pass appear.

The Chargemap Pass is not mandatory for using the app, but they highly recommend it.

Owners of Tesla cars will find in the app all the information about the Supercharger and Destination Charging stations.

[ Download Chargemap: Android, iOS ]

[ Availability: free]

#4 EVHotels

Basically EVHotels app helps you find a place to spend the night while your ecar charges.

Drivers who want lodging facilities with EV charger stations can find over 250,000 hotels worldwide and get traveler rewards with the EVHotels system that is made for hospitality customers. There are specific features for Tesla drivers, and rating and review services for everyone.

Another great feature of EVHotels is that international brands have signed on to allow EVHotels users to increase hotel loyalty points, which provides excellent synergy for the app. some have also said they like EVHotels more for longer trips, because of the sophisticated route planning features.

Also, EVHotels places a premium on walkability. The “walk range” feature allows users to look for the perfect EV hotel within walking distance with detailed map information on walk times and specific location data about chargers. The idea is that drivers can get creative in combining their EV vehicle’s charge needs with the human power of getting from one place to another on their own two legs.

[ Download EVHotels: iOS ]

[ Availability: free]

#5 Charge Hotels (website)

If you want want a quick search without downloading an app to find a hotel that suits your needs of sleeping comfortably and charging your car, then you can just click on: http://www.chargehotels.com/ type on its search bar your location and it will find the information you are looking for.

With Chargehotel.com you can plan your trips and vacations by finding a hotel where you can rest while charging your electric car. It completely changes the myth that the car is not suitable for traveling long distances. Also, on this site you can find Hotels that guarantee that their charging points run on renewable energy. In this way, users can help ensure that electricity is not generated with physical resources and, of course, support hotels that strive to be environmentally friendly.

[ Download Chargehotel: not necessary: http://www.chargehotels.com ]

[ Availability: free]

#6 A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

With this app you can practically plan your entire trip. How does it work? All you have to do is select your vehicle model, enter your destination, and press: plan, so you get a complete trip plan that includes charging stops and trip duration.

When you are ready to drive, instead of using google maps, you can put ABRP in driving mode and use it as a real-time plan follow-up tool, and if you need to, you can re-plan and get continuously updated information about your trip.

[ ABRP Download: Android, iOS ]

[ Availability: free]

#7 Toilet Finder

Okay, this particular app is useful if you are traveling with an electric vehicle or not. But-why is it on this list? Well, let’s face it, everyone eventually needs to visit the restroom at least once a day, and it’s harder to find one when traveling to a place for the first time.

This free app was also developed with the help of its users, so it works like a trip advisor–but for bathrooms. Members of its community rate each bathroom by specifying whether the bathrooms are clean, suitable for people with special needs, etc.

And how many establishments are we talking about? well, they have in their cloud at least 150,000 bathrooms around the world.

[ Download Toilet Finder: Android, iOS ]

[ Availability: free]

#8 PlugShare

PlugShare is one of the most accurate and comprehensive public charging maps in the world, with stations from all the major networks in North America, Europe and most of the globe.

If you’ve decided to buy a Tesla, this app is one of the best options you’ll find for finding charging stations while on the road.

You can review each charging station and read other people’s reviews as well.

PlugShare allows electric vehicle owners to …:

Finding public charging stations compatible with their electric vehicles.
Use PlugShare with Apple CarPlay to explore nearby charging locations, saved locations, and planned trips from the built-in screen of CarPlay-compatible vehicles.
Locate Tesla Superchargers, DC Fast Chargers and other chargers corresponding to the selected services.
View station ratings, real-time availability, photos, and descriptions.
Add recently discovered electric vehicle charging stations.
Connect to their favorite navigation app to quickly reach the stations they are looking for.
Check whether the desired station is open (where available).
Pay for the recharge directly in the app with Pay with PlugShare (at participating locations).
Enable notifications that inform when a new charging station is installed nearby.
Find all stations along a route with a built-in trip planner, ideal for planning trips in a Tesla!
Monitor Pay with PlugShare charging sessions directly from the app.
Set up easy-to-use smart filters that allow you to see only the really relevant stations. Such as those compatible with a specific electric vehicle, stations from your preferred network, or specific station types (such as fast chargers or level 2 stations).

[ Download PlugShare: Android, iOS ]

[ Availability: free]

#9 my.silla.cloud (Web app)

Okay, this is also a webapp, so the interesting part starts with the fact that you don’t have to download it to your phone (so it doesn’t take up space on your phone). But the difference is this: you have to have a Prism Solar to charge your electric car. Before charging your vehicle the night before your trip, you can:

Configure your time table by setting the start and end of charging during the night by selecting: Night Mode in the dashboard.

Example: start charging at 11:00 p.m. on Monday and end charging at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

This allows you to charge your electric car during times of day when domestic electricity is cheaper (these times depend on your energy provider).

You must remember one thing though: outside of these time slots, Night Mode will pause Prism.

[ Download My.Silla.Cloud: not necessary: https://my.silla.cloud/]

[ Availability: free (included with purchase of Prism Solar) ]