TomTom Launches Real-Time EV Charging Service to Combat Range Anxiety

FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom (TOM2)
today announced an innovative new service for drivers of electric
vehicles (EV). It’s called the TomTom EV Service, and it has been
developed to help EV drivers to make informed decisions about when and
where to charge their vehicles, reducing range anxiety.

The TomTom EV Service provides real-time availability for charging
points, as well as other essential information such as opening hours,
payment methods, plug types and more. The real-time availability
information is sourced from market leaders in EV charging locations, and
then intelligently fused with the TomTom Map. Because EV charge point
availability changes throughout a journey, the information is updated
continuously.

Antoine Saucier, Managing Director, TomTom Automotive, said: “One of the
major barriers to driver adoption of electric vehicles is range anxiety,
so with the launch of the TomTom EV Service, we’re taking driver peace
of mind to the next level, and encouraging sustainable mobility.”

The TomTom EV service will initially launch in Europe, with a
geo-expansion planned to North America early next year. After this
expansion, TomTom’s EV Service will list 35,000+ charging stations with
real-time availability information, globally.

This announcement demonstrates the relevance of the TomTom’s Connected
Services, as well as the ability of TomTom to support its Automotive,
Government & Enterprise customers globally with high-quality maps and
relevant services.

A short film about the TomTom EV Service can be found here.

The TomTom EV service will be showcased along with TomTom’s complete
automotive product offering at IAA Frankfurt: Hall 8, booth D26.

The latest on TomTom at IAA Frankfurt can be found here.

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About TomTom

TomTom empowers movement. Every day millions of people around the world
depend on TomTom to make smarter decisions. We design and develop
innovative products that make it easy for people to keep moving towards
their goals. Our map-based components include map content, online
map-based services, real-time traffic and navigation software. Our
consumer products include PNDs, navigation apps and sports watches. Our
main business products are custom in-dash navigation systems and a fleet
management system, which is offered to fleet owners as an online service
with integrated in-vehicle cellular devices. Our business consists of
four customer facing business units: Automotive, Licensing, Telematics
and Consumer.

Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have more than 4,700
employees worldwide. For further information, please visit www.tomtom.com

About TomTom Automotive

TomTom
Automotive is the trusted global partner for innovative navigation
technologies for the automotive industry. As a global leader in
real-time maps, connected car services and navigation software, we offer
automotive OEMs the modular components for advanced navigation and
automated driving solutions.

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