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Vector basemap, markers coloured by power band, filters for kW and connector, and station sheets built for one-handed use. Fast means 120 kW and above.
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A product-first EV companion: interactive map, rich station detail, and a conservative trip planner that picks fast chargers (120 kW and above), estimates charge time, and keeps a battery reserve.
Clear product lanes — open the map, plan the N1, or save your car. No fluff.
Vector basemap, markers coloured by power band, filters for kW and connector, and station sheets built for one-handed use. Fast means 120 kW and above.
Usable pack, highway consumption, elevation-aware legs, DC charge curves, charge-to-optimal SoC, timeline, and Google Maps export.
Save vehicles and favourites, leave check-ins and notes for the next driver, report problems when something’s off.
Benefit-led, not brochure-ware — each point maps to a real control in the app.
The Fast chip, marker colour, and station badge all mean 120 kW and above. DC 50–119 kW stays its own band, so a 60 kW cabinet is not labelled Fast.
Plans keep a safety buffer and arrive-with-SoC target so you don’t roll in on empty.
Stops estimate minutes using a DC curve — charge to optimal %, not a slow crawl to 100%.
Bottom sheets, 48px taps, a Near me beacon, and a home-screen installable PWA shell.
Source timestamps and driver check-ins — never sold as live plug availability.
ChargeStop is an original South African EV map and trip planner. The design system, planner logic, and application code are written for ChargeStop — not a reskin of overseas charger apps or wholesaler storefronts.
Stations currently include Open Charge Map data for South Africa, plus curated site-owner
records that override a duplicate at the same address. The map uses OpenFreeMap
vector tiles (OpenMapTiles / OpenStreetMap data) with required attribution. Elevation for
planning uses Open-Meteo when available. The map opens on your approximate network location
(/api/geo). Precise GPS runs only after you tap Near me.
Slow is under 22 kW. AC is 22–49 kW. DC is 50–119 kW. Fast is 120 kW and above. Those bands do not overlap.
Road geometry uses a swappable adapter. Staging may call the public OSRM demo, which is not licensed for production traffic. With no power filter, the planner looks for DC stops (50 kW and above). Choose the Fast chip when you want 120 kW and above only.
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