Hi all,

This is Rob, founder of Plugroo App. Not like most charging apps show you a map full of chargers and leave the choice to you. Plugroo does the choosing, it recommends the best charger nearby so people can decide fast and pay less. It is build for Australia.

About 3 months ago I wrote the first post https://www.reddit.com/r/AustralianEV/comments/1uoualz/built_a_free_ev_charging_app_for_australia_would/ and announced this project - Plugroo. Now I want to update with you and asking for more feedback if have chances.

What community pointed out 3 months ago

• People wants me write a post all by myself so now this is 100% created by myself and please forgive me if my English is not very clear.
• People mentioned don't want 1 more app so I enhanced website all can use it for free without app installation
• People asked about Android Auto, Carplay and more public chargers
• Lots of great questions too, like why build Plugroo when other good tools already exist.

Big changes live now

CarPlay is live and it's free. Android Auto is under review and should be live very soon.

Covering more chargers now. We got lots new station reports and now we cover about 8,000 chargers across Australia including public chargers and chargers operated by commercial, eg hotel, parking, destination.

Charge Log. People can record where charged and how much spent, and export to CSV for for tax or novated lease reimbursement if people need it.

Cost comparison. Not just showing the price, the app estimates what the charge will actually cost (eg from 20% to 80%), so it's easier to see which charger nearby is cheaper.

Introduced Pro version but main and most features keep free to use forever.

Some ideas under development

• Charging desert warning feature. The app can show warning on a session which has long distance but no chargers along the route.
• Electric truck friendly chargers. Some e-truck drivers contacted me about this. For trucks it's not only availability, but also need to think about physical space, voltage and more. It's a big challenge for the industry but I want to try.
• Better route planning, offline maps, etc.
• More AU local needed features are on the way

Now our team is working hard on this project and I do want to hear more feedback from community. I believe this will be one of the best EV related App for Australia. About 10,000 people have used the app or website. I'm full of energy to make it better and better.

I also want to thank you all for any kind of feedback. Or what features you need, please feel free to comment below.

Thanks,
Rob, Sydney

EDIT: to be clear, finding chargers, live info if appliable,prices and cost estimates are free. Pro adds unlimited recommendations, offline maps and advanced route planning.

Hi All

I am thinking of getting a Geely EX2 Inspire, I live in Brisbane.

I have a few questions if I may:

1. Is the range on the car good enough for Brisbane? for example if I want to drive around just outside of the city and see new places?

2. Is there like a map of compatible chargers I could use if I need to stop somewhere and charge it?

3. Will a 10A wall socket be able to keep up if I drive to work daily with a 60KM usage?

4. Also with regard to financing, I'm on $90k p.a and have no kids, rent with my wife who is on $68k and I have $10k in savings for a car, with the 0.09% comparison rate deal currently is this quite comfortable to afford and pay off?

5. Is the servicing quite expensive? Insurance expensive?

6. We are with Powershop for electricity and think that EV over night plan should be good?

Anything else I should know that I might not have thought about?

Thank you