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Leading off today, Apple Maps EV routing arrived back in 2022 with its first supported vehicles and has sort of very slowly expanded since then. Now, Toyota has

announced that it's the latest partner to sign on for Apple Maps EV routing support and is

rolling out support to its battery electric vehicles from 2023 and newer. When using navigation for an

EV, it's extremely helpful to have your navigation app be

able to account for charging needs along the way. That's why Apple first announced EV routing support

for Apple Maps several years ago. When your iPhone is connected to CarPlay, Apple Maps will track

your car's charge level and provide detailed navigation directions for road trips.

This includes whether or not you'll need to stop to charge, as well as charging times, and where

specifically you should stop. The feature is incredibly useful, but due to the special integration

needed with the car's battery status, automakers have to first work with Apple to enable the

feature before it can be available to customers. So as you might expect, progress has been

slow. Toyota is the latest automaker to sign on for Apple Maps EV routing support, and it made

the announcement alongside the launch of its 2026 BZ last week.

Apple Maps EV routing in CarPlay for Toyotas will come to all of the automakers' electric

cars from 2023 and newer.

Of course, Toyota hasn't been a staunch supporter of EVs over the years, so that's really

just a couple of models.

But given that before this announcement, there were only three other cars with support for Apple Maps EV routing,

Toyota's adoption of the feature marks a significant expansion. Those other three cars are the

Porsche Tycon, the Ford F-150 Lightning, and the Ford Mustang Mocky.

Next up today, last year Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit, alleging that it failed to properly address and fix,

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