Octopus Electroverse announced in January 2023 that its app is available on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, bringing charger search and navigation to the screens of compatible electric vehicles1. The company, which runs the Electroverse public charging card and app, said the feature was added to help drivers find their next charge1.
Once the phone app is installed and an account created, the phone is paired to the car by cable or Bluetooth, and the Electroverse car app appears on the vehicle screen1. From there, drivers can search and filter chargers, see a list of nearby chargers, view detailed charger information such as speed, price and availability, and navigate to a charger1. The company said the CarPlay and Android Auto app includes an inbuilt navigator, so the route from the app to the charger can be followed without switching apps or checking other route mappers1.
"our navigator works across the entire Electroverse network, meaning you can use it to navigate a charge from Exeter to Barcelona (or further) if you wanted"
On cost, the company states that Electroverse is free to use and that users are charged only for the energy consumed when charging1. The announcement page carries a January 2023 date and a last updated note of November 20251. No figures for the number of chargers on the network, the number of app users, or the cost of the feature to Octopus were given in the announcement1.
Why it matters for households
For a household running an electric car, the practical question at a public charger is often which charger is working, what it costs and how to get there. Putting that information on the car screen, rather than on a phone mounted on the dashboard, reduces the number of steps between deciding to charge and plugging in, and the inbuilt navigator removes the need to run a separate mapping app alongside the charging app1.
The arrangement described depends on a phone: the app must be downloaded to the phone and an account created before the car screen version can be used, and the phone is paired to the car by cable or Bluetooth1. That means the car screen feature is an extension of the phone app rather than a replacement for it. Households that already hold an Electroverse card or app account, or that are weighing up public charging options, can find the account and card arrangements set out in the guide to Octopus Electroverse, and the wider question of how car and phone software work together is covered under EV charger apps and connectivity.
The claim that the navigator covers the entire Electroverse network, including routes beyond the UK, is relevant to households that drive abroad, since it suggests one app can plan a charge stop across borders rather than requiring a different tool per country1. What the announcement does not say is how many chargers that network contains, how often charger availability data refreshes, or whether the car screen version differs by vehicle model; none of that has been reported1.
What happens next
No further dates or rollout steps were given in the announcement beyond the January 2023 launch and the November 2025 update note on the page1.
Sources1 cited
- Octopus Electroverse launches on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, electroverse.com