When you've chosen to set your charging station as a public charger through either our or a third party CPO then your charger will automatically be published on multiple apps such as Shell Recharge, Plugsurfing, EDI, ABRP, Smoov, ...
However, there are also community based charging maps such as Chargemap & Google Maps. In order to publish your charger on these maps you should make a contribution yourself. This is valuable as it will lead to a charger that is more accessible as many users otherwise wouldn't have found the location of your charger. The community based charging maps can also be used for charging stations which are in Scan & Charge mode as these are not automatically added to the charge maps mentioned above.
Adding your chargers on these community based maps is also meaningful for EV drivers as more information can be provided about the charging square such as: opening hours, pictures, a description and nearby places like restaurants. Therefore, you can find this quick tutorial on how to add your charger on both the Chargemap & Google Maps.
Google maps
Adding your charger to Google Maps can be done by either using Google Maps in your browser or through the Google Maps app in either Android or iOS. Both methods are briefly highlighted here.
Browser
- Go to: https://www.google.com/maps
- Click the hamburger Icon and add a missing place as in the image below
- Fill in the form with as many details as possible
- Adding which type of connector you have
- How many connectors
- The charging speed
- A couple of images
- The location of your charging square
- ...
- Submit the form when you have filled in all the information you want
Now, your contribution is under review and it will appear on Google Maps once it is verified and accepted.
Application on either IOS or Android
- Open the Google Maps app
- Go to "Contribute" (1) and "ADD PLACE" (2). See screenshot below
- Fill in the form with as many details as possible
- Adding which type of connector you have
- How many connectors
- The charging speed
- A couple of images
- The location of your charging square
- ...
- Submit the form when you have filled in all the information you want
Now, your contribution is under review and it will appear on Google Maps once it is verified and accepted.
Chargemap
Chargemap has its own tutorial for adding a charging station. You can follow it by going to the following link: https://support.chargemap.com/l/en/article/i16gos5bf8-add-a-charging-station-on-chargemap