New integration closes the gap between EV navigation and transaction, connecting pricing and payment for drivers and charge point operators.
HERE Technologies, the world’s leading mapping and location data company, today announced a new partnership with Cariqa, the direct payments infrastructure for electric vehicle (EV) charging.
Through this integration, Cariqa's payments infrastructure is connected with HERE WeGo, HERE's free mobile navigation app and journey planner. Drivers across the initial European rollout can discover participating chargers and access direct pricing from Cariqa's partner charge point operators (CPOs) within HERE WeGo, before being directed to Cariqa’s web experience to complete payment for their charging session.
The partnership closes a long-standing gap between navigation and transaction in EV charging, enabling a fully connected experience from route planning through to payment.
From discovery to transaction
In many digital services today, discovery and action happen in the same flow: finding a restaurant means booking a table, locating a hotel means reserving a room.
EV charging has remained an exception. While drivers can locate charging stations through navigation apps, starting and paying for a session typically requiresswitching between providers, service cards or accounts,creating friction at a critical moment in thedriverjourney. (....)