The role of what I will call the electric tour guide is a role that is not only important when making a trip. There are also various commercial possibilities. Think of agreements with hotels and restaurants, amusement parks near charging points, the possibility to forward coupons for a nice offer, etc.
At the moment, the charging stations for electric vehicles can be downloaded as so-called POIs ( Points Of Interest ) for your TomTom navigation system. In addition, there will be a TomTom EV service that provides insight into where the charging stations are, which connector types are supported and it offers real-time availability information. At the moment, there does not seem to be a system in the making (or they are working on it, but TomTom does not say), that enters information from the on-board computer or the operating system of the car into the navigation system and in this way plans the journey along charging points.
Small market
If you look at the rise of the number of electric vehicles in the Netherlands compared to the total market, then that market is still so small that there is not much turnover to be made in it. A well-known strategy of large companies is that when the market becomes interesting, they look at which company or startup has an interesting proposition. This is then incorporated and in this way the backlog is caught up in one go.
Large companies also face competition from specialized startups such as ChargeTrip . According to Pieter Waller (one of the founders of startup ChargeTrip) there are gaps in the ecosystem for electric iran telegram data driving. Gaps that we also had at the beginning of the automotive era. For example, where can you fill up with gas? Where can you get a tire repaired? Now we have a global network for the car, such as gas stations and roadside assistance.
This means that when you fill up the tank:
You can always refuel (unmanned, often 24/7)
Never have problems with unavailable fuel or mismatched hoses
You can always pay with cash, credit, debit or fuel card
If you compare this with the tangle of plugs, charging protocols and payment systems in Europe, you understand what the problem is. There are 6 types of plugs for charging cars. In order to be able to pay for electricity everywhere in Europe, you need many different cards. And not all charging points are the same in terms of plug and charging protocol. In addition, you will notice that at certain times the charging stations are and remain occupied. There is no social code yet that sees it as antisocial if you leave your car at a charging station for an entire night (if it is sufficiently charged).
Norway
In Norway, around 40% of cars sold in 2017 were electric. Six percent of the total fleet is electric, due to a combination of: