Capability
Food, restrooms and facilities: which EV planners do it
Does it know what is at the stop besides a plug?
Why this one matters
A 30-minute stop is a break whether you wanted one or not. Most planners treat a retail park and an unlit industrial estate as equivalent nodes, which they are not, particularly after dark or with children in the car.
Product by product
| Product | Verdict | What the documentation says |
|---|---|---|
| A Better Routeplanner | ◐ Partly | Advanced charger filters are listed, including trailer-friendly and dog-friendly. |
| Apple Maps | ◐ Partly | General points of interest, not charging-stop amenity data. |
| Chargemap | – Unverified | Not stated on the pages checked. |
| Chargeprice | ○ No | Out of scope for the product. |
| Drive Charge Eat (our own app) | ● Yes | The distinguishing feature: routes to stops with food and restrooms, and shows what is open. |
| Octopus Electroverse | ◐ Partly | Shows location details including parking restrictions. |
| Google Maps | ◐ Partly | The strongest general points-of-interest data here, but not charging-specific amenity routing. |
| PlugShare | ◐ Partly | Station details and driver photos show what is there. |
| Tesla in-car navigation | ◐ Partly | Amenities are listed at Supercharger sites. |
| Zapmap | – Unverified | Not stated on the page checked. |
The gaps in this row
We could not confirm food, restrooms and facilities for Chargemap, Zapmap from their own documentation on 2026-08-19. That is a gap in our checking, not proof the feature is missing, and it is marked rather than filled in.
What to do with this
If you need food and facilities where you stop, the shortlist is Drive Charge Eat. If you do not, ignore this page — a capability you have no use for is not an advantage.