I hacked together an app that lets you charge anywhere in the US
Hi HN, Long time reader, first time poster. The EV charging infrastructure in the US is quite a mess (unlike the EU), where we have very few roaming options and the apps suck to use. Have been spending the past year building a native Swift app which lets you charge with over 7 networks, and it's really easy to use. I've seen a lot of threads on HN on this topic so thought I'd share it here :) iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/porta-charge/id6449201933 Sorry that it's not on Android yet... I made a web app for the time being, which lets you start a charge from…
I hacked together an app that lets you charge anywhere in the US launched on December 6, 2024 with 6 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, Long time reader, first time poster. The EV charging infrastructure in the US is quite a mess (unlike the EU), where we have very few roaming options and the apps suck to use. Have been spending the past year building a native Swift app which lets you charge with over 7 networks, and it's really easy to use.…
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