#Car battery chargers near me full

The real benefit here is that Volta’s chargers are free to use. Volta is a “commerce-centric” charging network that installs chargers for businesses, so that their customers can plug in and regain some miles. If you’ve ever seen an EV charger in a supermarket or mall parking lot, there’s a very good chance it was a Volta.

If Plugshare isn’t to your taste, ChargePoint and Chargehub both let you filter by price and hunt down free chargers.

#Car battery chargers near me full

Rapid chargers are usually more expensive, so if you come across any free ones you should take full advantage while you can. Orange locations are rapid chargers, which can top you up in less than an hour. Green locations are AC chargers, either using a J-1772 or Tesla plug, and are designed to recharge your car over a few hours. So you can be sure that any stations that aren’t actually free will be clamped down on pretty quickly. Plugshare has a heavy focus on crowdsourcing information too, letting EV owners edit station information or report any out of date information. Not only does it have a filter letting you remove all chargers that require payment, there’s a map dedicated to finding free EV charging stations.

Apparently 7 in 10 EV owners have this app downloaded, and it’s one of the best ways to hunt down EV chargers across North America. Our favorite, and possibly the simplest option, is Plugshare.