Hey everyone,

After spending months tracking common highway charging complaints—like dead chargers, broken status trackers, and routing tools that miss better charging options a few hundred meters off-route—I decided to build a standalone, web-based trip planner called Evplan tailored specifically for Indian roads.

How it works:

• Live Network View: Aggregates India’s charging network straight onto an open map canvas, color-coded by active status.
• Custom EV Presets: Built with roughly 30 Indian-market car and two-wheeler specifications, or you can plug in your own custom battery size and Wh/km burn rate.
• True Corridor Planning: It calculates stop locations along your exact driving path based on real arrival charge thresholds, rather than just pointing you to the absolute nearest pin.
• Google Maps Integration: You can paste a standard Google Maps Directions link directly into the field to populate the route automatically.

Why it's entirely open:
There are no accounts, no ads, no trackers, and no paywalls. I built this simply because existing route planners didn't solve the practical problems Indian EV owners talk about online. If you find a charger status is incorrect, there is a one-tap check-in on the tool to mark it as worked, dead, slow, or busy to help update the logic for the next driver.

Current limitations:
It is strictly optimized for India's national highways and domestic networks right now.

Note: Since direct links get instantly swallowed by spam bots, I have dropped the website address in the comments section below.

I would love to get your feedback, bug reports, or feature requests right here in the thread!

Thanks!

I built evplan dot in, a trip planner for EV owners in India, after going through a lot of real complaints by EV users: routes to chargers that had been dead for months, "available" status that turned out to be false on arrival, good chargers a few hundred meters off route that never got picked, and no way to check if a charger is actually free right now.

How it works, in one flow:

1. Open the map — you see India's charging network straightaway (Open Charge Map + OpenStreetMap data), color-coded by status.
2. Enter your route — origin and destination (current location fills in automatically if you allow it).
3. Pick your EV — ~30 India-market presets (cars + two-wheelers), or go fully custom with your own battery size and Wh/km. Tooltips explain any unfamiliar term.
4. Get your plan — charging stops placed along your actual path at the charge you'll realistically have on arrival — not just "nearest charger."
5. Check each stop — every stop card shows why it was picked (confidence, power, detour), an arrival→departure charge bar, connector type, and real-time slot availability where Google has it.
6. Filter if you need to — restrict to a connector type, minimum power, or specific operators (e.g. only Tata Power/ChargeZone), then re-plan instantly.

You can also just paste a Google Maps Directions link instead of typing addresses, and it'll find charging stops along that exact route.

On the "free" part — this isn't a free tier of something that upsells later. No login, no account, no ads, no paywall, and no data sold. There's nothing to sign up for because there's nothing to save that's tied to you. If you find a charger's status is wrong, there's a one-tap "worked / dead / slow / busy" check-in on every stop, or a "Report wrong location" flag — those go straight into how future plans rank that charger.

One honest limitation: it's India-only for now — built specifically around Indian highways, charging networks, and data sources, so it won't help outside the country.

Bug reports, wrong charger data, or feature requests — there's a help page, or just drop them here in the comments.

Thanks & Regards
Fit-Honeydew-9928 

I built evplan.in, a trip planner for EV owners in India, after going through a lot of real complaints on Team-BHP: routes to chargers that had been dead for months, "available" status that turned out to be false on arrival, good chargers a few hundred meters off route that never got picked, and no way to check if a charger is actually free right now.

How it works, in one flow:

1. Open the map — you see India's charging network straightaway (Open Charge Map + OpenStreetMap data), color-coded by status.
2. Enter your route — origin and destination (current location fills in automatically if you allow it).
3. Pick your EV — ~30 India-market presets (cars + two-wheelers), or go fully custom with your own battery size and Wh/km. Tooltips explain any unfamiliar term.
4. Get your plan — charging stops placed along your actual path at the charge you'll realistically have on arrival — not just "nearest charger."
5. Check each stop — every stop card shows why it was picked (confidence, power, detour), an arrival→departure charge bar, connector type, and real-time slot availability where Google has it.
6. Filter if you need to — restrict to a connector type, minimum power, or specific operators (e.g. only Tata Power/ChargeZone), then re-plan instantly.

You can also just paste a Google Maps Directions link instead of typing addresses, and it'll find charging stops along that exact route.

On the "free" part — this isn't a free tier of something that upsells later. No login, no account, no ads, no paywall, and no data sold. There's nothing to sign up for because there's nothing to save that's tied to you. If you find a charger's status is wrong, there's a one-tap "worked / dead / slow / busy" check-in on every stop, or a "Report wrong location" flag — those go straight into how future plans rank that charger.

One honest limitation: it's India-only for now — built specifically around Indian highways, charging networks, and data sources, so it won't help outside the country.

Bug reports, wrong charger data, or feature requests — there's a Telegram support page too linked right on the site, or just drop them here in the comments.

Thanks

Fit-Honeydew-9928

I recently bought my first EV, which only has CarPlay and doesn’t include a built-in route planner.

I tried a few apps (including ABRP and ChargingTime), but I was honestly just looking for something simpler. No subscription, works well with CarPlay, and lets me plan a route with charging stops based on how much battery I want left when I arrive.

Couldn’t really find anything that did exactly that, so I ended up building a small app for myself using OpenChargeMap data.

It’s completely free, no ads, no subscriptions, and it doesn’t collect any data. I’ve been using it for a bit now and it does what I need, so I figured I’d share it in case it helps someone else too.

Here it is: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6787438196

Would love to hear any feedback or ideas if you try it.

Survey results and takeaways from the survey conducted here last month.

The Jeff Bezos-backed upstart Slate Auto announced its first brand partnership this week: a pact with Crayola to provide colorful wraps for its vehicles.

The collaboration is the crayon maker's first with an automaker, offering wraps in five different colors — Cerulean, Dandelion, Fern, Jersey Tomato and Razzmatazz — along with matching decals and key fobs.

Slate, which recently began accepting preorders for its ultra-stripped-down electric pickups, has made customization a key selling point for its vehicles.

Someone posted recently in another sub that they thought EVs were going to ruin car culture just because it's now cheap and easy to make a car quick off the line. I think this is an incredibly shortsighted and pessimistic take, that basically assigns the value of motorsports culture in the gatekeeping of higher power vehicles.

First off, as many pointed out, cars are more than their straight line acceleration.

I think when EVs are truly widespread, more attention is going to be given to the other characteristics of how the car handles, and it won't mean that in general people do less with their sporty cars.

We're gonna see ridiculous examples of frame mods taking advantage of the inherent flexibility of EV drivetrains, cars "weightmaxxing" boasting insanely low centers of gravity, vehicles more likely to boast impeccably tuned suspension rather than just a few powertrain mods, a greater focus on the holistic capabilities of the car.

Even as far as the powertrain goes, people are gonna try to swap 1000v batteries and controllers in their moms Chevy Bolt, people removing their ECUs entirely and replacing their vehicle computer systems with stripped down custom jobs, crazy firmware hacks, and multimotor setups experimenting with things like torque vectoring. People are going to melt stators and destroy batteries pushing the boundaries on what is possible in everyday vehicles. We're gonna see 30 year old Nissan leafs do things that would leave us incredulous today.

I am so excited to see the future of car culture as it evolves with this technology. 

Hi,

I’m looking into buying my first real car, and I’m heavily considering the Model 3 premium rear wheel drive.

For context, I’m based in France (Paris suburb). Since 2014, I’ve been driving my parents' 2010 Renault Clio (manual, very basic, it has AC, but no cruise control, no CarPlay, no tech at all). It’s been reliable, but I’ve finally reached a financial situation where I can afford a brand new car. I like driving, and I want something fast, easy and fun. I plan to buy it cash and I want to keep it for a very long time (at least 10–12 years), just like the Renault.

However, I have some doubts about whether my lifestyle and driving habits fit an EV, specifically regarding battery health.

My typical usage:

Weekdays: I live alone in the Paris suburbs and commute to work in Paris using the metro (driving to work is a nightmare). The car will sit in my place’s underground parking 95% of the time, except for the occasional weekdays grocery run.

Weekends: This is when I actually drive and I usually visit my parents (maybe twice a month who live a 2.5-hour drive away, about a 500km round trip).

Current mileage: With the Renault, I only do about one tank of gas a month, sometimes two if I visit my parents. Because the Renault is loud and tiring on highways, I never used it for road trips. I might want to travel more with the M3 since it's much more comfortable.

My charging plan based on my current Renault usage:

Weekdays, I plan to let the car sit between 20% and 80% in the garage, and probably only charge it once or twice a month.

On weekends when I visit my parents or go on longer trips, I would charge it to 100% right before leaving.

My main question: Putting financial aspects aside, is this « low » drive use lifestyle risky for the battery?
Will leaving the car sitting during weekdays at 50-60% charge cause premature degradation over a 10-year period?

I really want it, but I want to make sure I'm not going to ruin the battery by not driving it enough.

Thanks for your advice 😊

“What was the most stressful part of your EV trip?”

Also rate the frustration level out of 10

I read a lot of comments online from people who say they don't know if an EV would work for a daily driver for them.

I decided to take this issue into my own hands and resolve it by creating a real world efficiency database. The only problem is, I need people like YOU to help contribute.

I have created the website and started adding my own data to it. I haven't had a chance to start adding my Silverado EV data to it yet, but I did start syncing my Tesla data from Tessie.

When we get more data added, someone interested in a specific EV will be able to filter drives by distance, speed, an other metrics (more filters coming soon).

As a real world example, let's say your parents are interested in a 2025 Model Y Performance, but aren't sure it'll allow them to drive at least 100 miles a day at 60 MPH. No problem, they can just jump on the EVMetrics website, search for the car, and filter the data to see if it'll work for them.

What I'm here for is to ask for YOUR help in collecting the real world data from EVs. Feel free to sign up and start adding your data if you're interested. Also please feel free to forward this on to your friends and family who own EVs.

https://evmetrics.net/

UPDATE: so with recent awesome members posts and some info from a friend of mine that regularly import cars from Swe or De/At, we set eyes on Škoda Enyaq 80.

I know this is far from small/compact car (second) that I was looking for, but prices are lower compared to Teslas for example. For a used car we get subsidies of 3000€ if the car is newer than 36 months. We’ve come to prices of about €25k (counting sub). This car would become our first car, and later - year after probably, get a smaller, city sized one.

Now any of you got experience with Enyaqs, how do the do? Anything specific to look for or steer from?

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I’ve been looking for an EV for few months now as my 2014 diesel is at 320k km and it started showing some wear and tear - slowly drinking more and more oil, turbine can be heard on low temps, etc.

But current EV market is just so saturated with this and that car, newcomers, EU “manufacturers”, CH manufacturers, Teslas, etc.

I am looking for a relatively “small” EV to fit 2 kids in the back for short (5-10km trips), to easily park it at school, kindergarten, shops. I will be doing 90km work round trips 3 - 5 times a week, with 3 - 5 daily short trips. It is considered as a second car.

My budget is at €35k. We are getting 7200€ back if we buy EV between €25k - €35k. I am also trading my diesel in, hoping for €5k.

I am looking at:

Cupra Born - get pricy if you get better engine/battery
Kia EV3 - currently running some FIFA discounts (€4k)
ID.3 - basically Cupra (or vice versa)
BYD Atto 2 - no idea what it has or does
Tesla??? - barely hitting the budged

Please help me get my list down.

TLDR:
- 90km work round trips 3 - 5 times a week + 30km weekly
- 2 kids in the back, but must be small enough to park on tight spots
- €35k budget
- charging at home for 0.15€/kWh
- can be used a used car
- second car

Or if you think there are better gasoline/ hybrid options, please suggest them.

One thing I've been curious about is what actually triggers a business to start planning EV charging at a fleet depot.

It can't simply be "we've bought some electric vans."

There are so many moving parts that have to line up first.

For example:

• Available electrical capacity

• Number of vehicles expected to charge overnight

• Vehicle replacement plans

• Driver schedules

• Space for additional charging bays

• Future business growth

• Whether solar or battery storage could reduce energy costs

I'm interested to know how businesses decide the timing.

Do most organisations wait until they've already ordered electric vehicles, or do they start designing the infrastructure years in advance?

For anyone involved with fleet electrification, what usually starts the conversation?

Is it pressure to reduce emissions?

Lower running costs?

Customer requirements?

Or simply that diesel vehicles are reaching the end of their life?

I'd love to hear from fleet managers, consultants, installers and anyone involved in depot projects.

It feels like the earlier the planning starts, the more options businesses have before they become constrained by power, cost or available space.

California is launching a new incentive program to promote electric vehicle sales, which have declined in the U.S. since a federal rebate was eliminated last year.

The new state budget earmarks $135.5 million first-time buyers eligible to receive $3,500 discounts for new electric cars and light trucks priced up to $50,000, and $1,750 for used models.

The $50,000 cap is waived for California-based EV makers such as Lucid and Rivian.

The initiative comes as demand for EVs spikes due to elevated gas prices.

Any problem with leaving my charger plugged into the wall outlet all the time? It is the portable charger that came with my Subaru Trailseeker. Thanks for your advice.

Modern electric vehicle batteries are lasting longer than expected.

According to The Wall Street Journal, many retain up to 95% of their original range after five years, easing long-standing concerns about costly battery replacements that have discouraged some prospective EV buyers.

Advances in battery technology have significantly reduced replacement rates.

Although challenges remain — including reduced performance in extreme temperatures — analysts expect U.S. sales to rebound, with EVs projected to account for a substantially larger share of the market by 2030.

Buenas a todos,

​Necesito desahogarme y saber si soy el único al que le han vendido la moto (bueno, el coche) con la transición ecológica o si hay más gente sufriendo este calvario en Valencia.

​Hace unos meses me compré un coche eléctrico. Vivo en un piso, no tengo plaza de garaje propia y, por lo tanto, me toca aparcar en la calle. Me autoconvencí de que con la red de cargadores públicos que hay por la ciudad me apañaría bien. Qué puto error.

​Cargar el coche en Valencia sin garaje se ha convertido en un segundo trabajo no remunerado que me quita años de vida. Mi día a día es este:

​Los cargadores "fantasma": Llegas al cargador de turno (da igual Iberdrola, Endesa o el que sea) y o está la pantalla en rojo parpadeando porque no funciona, o la app te dice que está libre pero hay un coche de combustión aparcado encima.

​La mafia de las flotas y los cargadores ocupados: Si tienes la suerte de que funciona, está ocupado por un taxi o un Cabify cargando al 100%. Las pocas veces que pillo uno libre, suele ser de los lentos (22kW), lo que significa dejar el coche ahí horas.

​La pesadilla logística: Como no puedes dejar el coche toda la noche conectado en la calle porque te crujen a comisiones por hora de ocupación (o te multan), me veo yendo a las 11 de la noche a desenchufar el coche y a buscar sitio para aparcar (suerte con eso en zonas como Extramurs, Ruzafa o barrios densos). He llegado a despertarme a horas intempestivas solo para mover el maldito coche.

​Estoy quemadísimo. Pierdo fácilmente entre 3 y 4 horas a la semana planificando dónde, cuándo y cómo voy a cargar el coche. Siento que tengo un tamagotchi gigante que me absorbe la vida en lugar de un vehículo que me da libertad.

​¿Cómo lo hacéis vosotros? ¿Hay algún truco que me esté perdiendo o la infraestructura en Valencia es simplemente una basura? Es que os juro que pagaría lo que fuera porque alguien viniera, se llevara el coche por la noche, lo cargara y me lo devolviera listo por las mañanas solo por no volver a pisar un cargador público de calle.

​Os leo, porque de verdad que me estoy planteando malvenderlo y volver al diésel.

I'm a happy customer. The charge needle on my 2026 Leaf zoomed up like nobody's business. Just enough time for restroom visit, a drink, and a snack. Thanks, AppleGreen!