Not all vehicles have integrated, dynamic mapping systems that include charging stops. Ford, Tesla, General Motors, Polestar, Volvo, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen software plans routes with charging stops included. Hyundai Motor Group models (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia brands) do not.
Alexa will give users a list of nearby public charging locations, with availability by plug type, and the time and distance to arrival. Users are then able to tell Alexa which charging station they want to use and navigate to it.
Upon arrival at the charging location users can pay for their charge using the command, “Alexa, pay for my charge”. They will still need to exit the vehicle to plug in to charge.
“We’ve seen rising interest in this technology among new vehicle shoppers eager to become even more connected to their vehicle,” DeGraff said. “For example, data from AutoPacific’s 2022 Future Attribute Demand Study, which surveyed nationwide new vehicle intenders, revealed 17 percent want the ability to remotely control certain smart objects or appliances at home via the car’s voice recognition system.
The Alexa EV charging command will allow for customers to use more than 150,000 public charging stations in the U.S., powered by EVgo and other operators.
