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EV Road-Trip Charging Planner

Plan a long drive with charging stops based on your car's real range.

Intermediate18h1–3 people15/20 fit
TL;DR

Build EV Road-Trip Charging Planner for ev owners in ~18h with 1–3 people. Stack: Maps API + Leaflet + Next.js + Charts.

Why it wins: Practical EV planning with good visuals.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Range anxiety stops people from taking EVs on long trips.
02 · Solution
Use a route API and a charger dataset, simulate battery drop with elevation and speed, and suggest stops with charge targets.
03 · Build
  1. 1Fetch the route
  2. 2Load charger locations
  3. 3Simulate battery use
  4. 4Pick stops
04 · Demo
Plan a 400 km route and show the battery graph with stops.

MVP checklist

  • Route with chargers
  • Battery simulation
  • Stop suggestions
  • Cost estimate

Tech stack

TechRole
Maps APIRoutes + places
LeafletInteractive maps
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
ChartsData visualisation

Reference repos

Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.

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