National Grid Charge Smart NY vs Station Locate

Download the National Grid Charge Smart NY app. Connect your National Grid account. Connect your vehicle or charger using your existing manufacturer login details to enroll in the program.

Station Locate helps users locate Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations nearby, and do the following: - Display a map showing up to 30 nearest EV charging station - Users can chose to view the retrieved charging stations as a list to instantly see more details - In List View, users can select and view an individual station on a map that shows up as a modal. This map modal's will do the following: -- Show a select amount of information about that station -- Show traffic conditions such as driving distance from the user's current location, traffic-based driving time shown in minutes or hours/mins, and other important station information - Users can navigate to the station by launching an external navigation app of their choice, eg Apple Maps, Google Map, Waze, etc. This launching of a navigation app can be done from -- Map view of all stations: by tapping the individual station and choosing what app to launch -- List view of all stations: by tapping "Navigate" on the station card -- Station map modal: by tapping "Navigate" - Users can filter retrieved stations by properties such as free, 24-hrs, accessible to public, type of connectors, network the station belongs to, etc. - Users can search retrieved stations by name to zero in on choices - Users can call the station using iPhone calling for further station information/inquiries - Optionally can create an account in order to use more features of the app which include: -- Adding and removing stations from their list of favorite stations, making it easy to see information about those stations and navigating to them later -- Add their favorite locations in the form of addresses. This will make it easier to pull stations close to that location later. They can also delete these locations. -- Search for stations with the following criteria --- Zip code --- Street and Zip code --- Street, City, and State --- City and State --- City and Zip code --- Current location -- The search radius can be modified as wanted by the user for these type of searches -- Logged in users can see comments on stations -- Logged in users can write a comment on a station -- Logged in users can update, and delete a comment if it was made by them - Users also have the option to delete their account if they wish to no longer have an account on the app. - Users can log in and log out of their account as they wish. - Users signup with their Apple ID, Google account, Facebook account, or an email and password. - For security, and to prevent abuse, users are asked to verify their account via an OTP sent to a phone no. Same phone number can also be used verify their ownership of the account in the event the user wants to change their password or forgot it.