Toyota battery electrical automobiles (BEV) homeowners can now have Apple Maps assist them plan charging stops alongside their route by way of CarPlay. Alongside an announcement that the Toyota bZ is now on sale, the automaker says all 2023 and newer battery-electric automobiles can now combine real-time battery data to assist drivers with iPhones discover suitable chargers. In the US this might merely imply the bZ4X, which is being changed by the bZ.
Apple Maps will keep in mind elements like battery efficiency and elevation adjustments when estimating battery percentages on arrival and charging occasions.
CarPlay is Apple’s in-car infotainment system providing maps, music, calendar instruments, Siri and extra. While it is at the moment suitable with automobile fashions, EV-charger routing requires entry to the automobile’s battery information, which implies automakers should work with Apple to allow the characteristic.
The integration’s rollout stays fairly restricted, and earlier than at the moment’s announcement the one suitable automobiles had been the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the F-150 Lightning and the Porsche Taycan.
Toyota additionally mentioned the 2026 bZ may have entry to the Tesla Supercharger community, opening up greater than 25,000 charging areas for the brand new mannequin. The bZ options the NACS charging customary, first created by Tesla earlier than being open-sourced for the complete business.
