Charge Finder
What is ChargeFinder?
Driving on electricity should be easy and then it must also be easy to find your way out in the jungle of all the charging stations in the United States and Canada.
We who started ChargeFinder ourselves experienced a need for an easy-to-navigate service with content that is both up to date and relevant.
No matter where in the world you are out driving, or planning to drive, you should be able to find suitable charging stations, see prices, availability in real time and get info on how to start charging.
ChargeFinder is continuously updated with new functions and new charging stations are added daily. Do you have suggestions and ideas for improvements or are you missing something? Feel free to send an email!
All relevant info in one place
The station page shows the charging speed, outlet type, number outlets, price, which operator owns the station, and other relevant location information.
With ChargeFinder's "Facilities nearby" it's easy to find out if there are eateries or other points of interest adjacent to the charging station.
To make it easier to find chargers nearby, there is always a list of the nearest charging stations close to the one you are currently viewing. From the overview, you can see station type, which operator owns the station as well as the distance to get there.
A click on the address opens a link to google for those who want to know more details about the place or see pictures.
Are there available charging stations near me?
With ChargeFinder, it is easy to get information about which charging stations are available right now. The information is retrieved in real time from various operators to ensure high reliability. Live status for all major operators in one place is unique and something ChargeFinder is the only one to show.
From the overview there is information about number of chargers that are available, occupied or out of order. With a simple click, the price and availability for each charger is displayed.
ChargeFinder continuously adds new stations and networks with Live status and has the ambition that all chargers that are connected should be included.
A Better Routeplanner
With ChargeFinder's route planner, it is easy to plan charging stops on the trip.
Enter between which cities or places you want to go and ChargeFinder calculates an optimal route based on your choices and criteria.
Quick chargers are shown on the map along the route and distances to the different chargers are presented in the list view. From the overview, it is quick to see if a charger is free or busy. Everything to facilitate planning and avoid queues.
Are there available charging stations near me?
With ChargeFinder, it is easy to get information about which charging stations are available right now. The information is retrieved in real time from various operators to ensure high reliability. Live status for all major operators in one place is unique and something ChargeFinder is the only one to show.
From the overview there is information about number of chargers that are available, occupied or out of order. With a simple click, the price and availability for each charger is displayed.
ChargeFinder continuously adds new stations and networks with Live status and has the ambition that all chargers that are connected should be included.
A Better Routeplanner
With ChargeFinder's route planner, it is easy to plan charging stops on the trip.
Enter between which cities or places you want to go and ChargeFinder calculates an optimal route based on your choices and criteria.
Quick chargers are shown on the map along the route and distances to the different chargers are presented in the list view. From the overview, it is quick to see if a charger is free or busy. Everything to facilitate planning and avoid queues.
See charging speed directly on the map
Destination chargers usually provide an output from 3 kW to 22 kW. Various shades of orange markers on the map means destination charging. Light orange means 3-7 kW and the darkest orange shade means 22 kW.
The most common are fast chargers that provide 50 kW which are shown in dark blue on the map. Superfast chargers (HPC - High Power Chargers) are chargers that give an effect from 100 kW up to 350 kW. Chargers with power over 100 kW are shown with a purple marker on the charging map.
Tesla and Ionity are visualized on the map with its icon for respective networks.
Updated content with high quality
ChargeFinder is continuously updated with new charging stations from the larger charging networks, individual smaller players and a variety of other data sources. The information is continuously supplemented and refined with the help of ambassadors and our growing community.
If a station is missing from the charging map, it is easy for anyone to add. It is also possible to edit and update information on all existing stations.
The combination of real-time data, a dedicated team and engaged users is what together creates high quality of our content.
ChargeFinder is where you are
Our ambition is to be available on all platforms and in all formats. ChargeFinder works with a modern browser on all types of devices and screen sizes.
ChargeFinder is available as an app for iOS and Android. Download the app from Apple App Store or Google Play.
ChargeFinder will eventually also be available as apps in Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Android Automotive.
Charging stations in cities
Specific city pages provide a good overview of charging stations in a particular city. For larger cities like Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle you can find more information about charging stations.
Search for a city and you will land on a page for that particular city. City pages are available for both larger and smaller cities.
With a simple click, you can share a link to a city page with your friends and on social media. Or why not add a link from your own website.
Outlets/plugs and map filters
CCS is the European standard for fast charging and Type 2 for destination charging. Type 2 and CCS are combined in the same connector and is therefore often called CCS / Combo. CHAdeMO is a standard for fast charging which is mainly found on Asian car brands. Often offered both CCS and CHAdeMO on fast chargers, but CCS will dominate in Europe to come.
Tesla previously had its own standard, but is switching to CCS successively. In Europe, Tesla's v3 Superchargers are built with CCS only. So far, only Tesla's cars can charge at Superchargers.
Filters on the map make it easier to find the right one. Filter on charging speed, free charger, show or hide Tesla chargers and more. Soon there will also be the opportunity to filter on different network or to show what fits a particular car model.
Are there free charging stations near me or what is the charging cost?
Using your gps and our smart filters you can easily find the nearest free charging station for your car. For those that are not free or have paid parking you can read about this in the comments.
Price information is available for several charging networks and is updated regularly. In some countries, price information is already available for most charging stations, while in other countries we are working on adding prices for more networks.
If you have information about prices where this is missing for a certain operator or network, feel free to send us an e-mail and we will make sure to update.