Disclaimer

Due to NDAs, this section only vaguely outlines the features I have worked on and the methods used. It also links to a published article of the final launched feature that came about from some of this research.

Problem

Electric vehicles (EV) are becoming more abundant in the US and beyond — bringing in an increased demand for public charging infrastructure, both for drivers without the capability to charge at home and for those needing some extra juice while on the go. However, charging infrastructure can include many differences in companies, plug types, charging speeds, reliability, price, and several other factors. Drivers therefore often struggle to identify the best time and place for them to charge.

In these projects, we aimed to intuitively, intelligently, and seamlessly integrate new charger information into Google Maps, helping drivers both identify charger they could use and directly navigate to them.