Google is working to deliver higher help to Android Auto for electrical automobiles (EVs) outfitted with the infotainment expertise.

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Over the previous few updates to Android Auto, Google has been quietly constructing out new options tied to EVs. This consists of the power to manually determine your automobile as an electrical car and toggle on EV options inside Google Maps on Android Auto. This all seems inside Android Auto’s built-in settings menu underneath a brand new part titled “EV Settings.”

<string identify=”settings_register_as_ev”>Register as EV</string>

<string identify=”ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_ENGINE_TYPE_SETTINGS_FOR_CAR_TITLE”>Engine sort (automobile)</string>

Different options embody the power to pick which charging connector your car is utilizing. Listed connectors embody J1772, CCS (Combo 1 and a couple of), Sort 2, and CHAdeMO. There’s no point out of the North American Charging Customary (NACS) pioneered by Tesla and seeing large adoption by way of different EVs set to be offered in the US. Presumably, although, this might simply be added in a later replace.

<string identify=”settings_connector_types”>EV Connector Varieties</string>

<string identify=”settings_your_plugs”>Your plugs</string>

<string identify=”settings_connector_type_1”>J1772</string>

<string identify=”settings_connector_type_combo”>CCS (Combo {0})</string>

We additionally discovered strings regarding battery meters, suggesting you might have the ability to see cost ranges by way of Android Auto instantly, however there’s not sufficient context to say for certain.

Work on these new EV options in Android Auto date again to Android Auto 9.5, however in Android Auto 9.9, it appears the function is lastly showing. EV options appeared for the oldsters at SmartDroid following the most recent updates which present the brand new settings choices in motion, although in German.

Android Auto, sadly, isn’t particularly frequent in fashionable EVs. Tesla and Rivian have each opted to disregard Android Auto and CarPlay, whereas different manufacturers corresponding to Polestar have as a substitute used Android Automotive as a local working system. Nonetheless, for EVs from Kia, Nissan, Ford, and others, this can be a welcome replace we’re trying ahead to seeing extra extensively.

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