Better EVs support and planning

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Hello,

I’d like to know if there are any plans to improve Waze’s support for EV drivers, closer to what dedicated EV route planners already offer. Specifically:

  • Filter charging stations by power output (kW) — currently there’s no way to distinguish a 50kW charger from a 350kW one before navigating there.
  • Real-time availability — number of free charging bays at a station, not just its existence.
  • Filter by number of charging bays — useful for avoiding stations likely to have queues.
  • Live pricing per kWh — shown before selecting a charger, so drivers can compare cost, not just distance.
  • Real battery-aware trip planning — using the car’s actual live SoC (not just a generic range estimate) to plan a full multi-stop route with charging times factored in, similar to how ABRP calculates arrival SoC at each stop.
  • Elevation-aware energy estimates — routes with significant elevation gain (mountain passes, for example) currently don’t seem to factor grade into range predictions, which can meaningfully throw off arrival estimates.
  • Automatic battery preconditioning trigger — when a DC fast charger is set as the next stop, similar to what OEM navigation systems already do.

These would make Waze genuinely competitive as an all-in-one EV navigation tool, rather than requiring drivers to switch between Waze (for live traffic) and a separate planner (for charging logic) on longer trips.

Thanks

Miguel

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Hi,

I’d like to add another suggestion regarding the pricing filters: the option to specifically filter for free charging stations.
In countries such as Romania and Bulgaria, drivers can currently find public chargers that are free to use and do not have time limits. I’m not sure how long these chargers will remain free, but they are currently available and can be useful for drivers.
This is different from chargers at some supermarkets, such as Lidl, where charging may be limited to around 20 minutes.
Having a dedicated filter for free chargers without time restrictions would make it easier for drivers to find these charging stations where they can charge for as long as needed.