Public EV chargers near you, and along the road
Each charging site with its plugs, power, price and network, from open data we can show you the source of.
133,324 public charging sites in 5 countries, 7,336 of them ultra fast.
Driving further? Plan a trip through chargers
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All countriesAustralia
5,119United Kingdom
27,577United States
82,891- Seattle369
- Los Angeles302
- San Diego283
- Santa Clara248
Charging speeds
Every site is sorted by its fastest plug. How long a stop takes depends on your car as much as the charger.
- AC
- Up to 22 kW, from a post or a wall box, though most cars take 7 to 11 kW this way. Best where you stay a few hours: at work, the shops or overnight.
- Fast
- DC charging from 50 to 149 kW. Usually 30 to 60 minutes from 20 to 80%.
- Ultra fast
- DC charging at 150 kW or more. Often 20 to 30 minutes from 20 to 80%, when your car can take that much power.
Plugs
Which plug you need depends on your car, and on where it was sold.
- CCS2
- Fast DC charging in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Europe. Most new cars there use it.
- Type 2
- AC charging in the same countries. Many posts are a socket only, so carry your own cable.
- CHAdeMO
- An older DC plug, mainly on earlier Nissan Leafs and Mitsubishi Outlander plug in hybrids.
- NACS (Tesla)
- Tesla's plug, now the standard for new cars in the US and Canada.
- CCS1 and Type 1
- DC and AC charging for most other cars in the US and Canada.
Planning a trip
A long drive in an electric car is a rhythm of stops, and the planner picks them for you.
- Range is a rhythm
- 300 to 400 km of real range is a stop every two to three hours, which is the break most people take anyway.
- Charger to charger
- Give the planner a start, a destination and your car, and it picks every stop and says how long each takes.
- Into your maps app
- Open the whole trip in Google Maps, or each stop in Apple Maps, and drive it with CarPlay or Android Auto.
Choosing a car
The range on the badge is the number that matters least. Here is what to look at instead.
- Real range
- Plan on 70 to 80% of the rated figure on a highway or in the cold, and on that being plenty.
- Charging speed
- The time from 10% to 80% and the shape of the charging curve, not the peak power on the brochure.
- Compare two cars
- The comparison tool puts any two side by side, with both charging curves on one chart.
More guides
Owning and driving an electric car, in plain words.
Charging on a road trip, the first time
What happens at a public charger: starting a charge, paying, how long to stay, what to do when a charger is broken, and the manners that keep everyone moving.
How long does it take to charge an electric car?
From a few hours at home to twenty minutes on a highway: how long each kind of charging takes, what sets the pace, and real figures for cars on ChargeAlong.
How far can an electric car really go?
Rated range against the range you get: what speed, weather, load and driving style take off it, how to estimate yours, and why the answer is still far enough.
Charging an electric car at home
A wall box or a socket, single or three phase, what it costs against petrol, off peak tariffs and solar, and what to do if you park on the street.
Charging an electric car in Australia
The charging networks, plugs and payment in Australia, what the highways are like between the cities, and where to look before a long drive.
Charging an electric car in New Zealand
The charging networks, plugs and payment in New Zealand, what the state highways are like on both islands, and where to look before a long drive.
Charging an electric car in the United Kingdom
The charging networks, plugs and payment in the UK, what the motorways are like, and where to look before a long drive.
Charging an electric car in the United States
The charging networks, plugs and payment in the United States, the move to NACS, what the interstates are like, and where to look before a long drive.
Charging an electric car in Canada
The charging networks, plugs and payment in Canada, what the Trans Canada and the winter are like, and where to look before a long drive.
What it costs to charge an electric car
Public and home charging, per kWh and per 100 km, against petrol; why fast charging costs more; and how the price on a charger's page is read.
Electric cars in cold weather
Why winter takes range off an electric car, how much, what a heat pump and preconditioning do about it, and how to charge and drive when it is cold.
Towing and carrying loads with an electric car
What towing does to range, which electric cars can tow and how much, charging with a trailer on, and planning a trip that tows.
Buying a used electric car
Battery health and how to check it, what the warranty still covers, the plugs and software to look for, and why a used electric car is often the better buy.
Electric car words, explained
kW and kWh, state of charge, regen, LFP and NMC, V2L, OCPP and the rest: the words on a charger, a car page or a forum, in plain terms.
Where this comes from
Charging sites come from Open Charge Map, an open register kept by drivers and charging networks, and are refreshed every week. Each site page links to its record. Prices and access change, so check with the operator before you rely on a charger.
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