The electric vehicle infotainment system is crucial in determining drivers’ and passengers’ overall driving experience. When looking for an infotainment system for your electric car, there are thirteen features to consider. These include display size, mobile phone compatibility, streaming capabilities, navigation, audio controls, and over-the-air updates
Display Size
An essential part of the infotainment system is the display size you interact with. Furthermore, we identify the interactive screen size of each vehicle to show you which electric vehicle models have the largest displays.
Apple CarPlay
As smartphones become increasingly essential daily, we explore the compatibility of electric vehicle infotainment systems with Apple CarPlay.
Android Autos
We identify which vehicle infotainment systems have Android Autos support for people who own a smartphone using the Google Andriod operating system.
Proprietary Phone Pairing
Car entertainment systems can connect to your phone using their own software. We identify infotainment systems using the proprietary phone pairing classification within Electric Driver.
Films
Infotainment systems that can stream movies and video entertainment we identify using our film classification.
Games
Some infotainment systems that can play video games identify using the games classification.
Streaming Music
Electric vehicle information systems that can stream music we identify using the streaming music classification.
Web Enabled
Vehicle infotainment systems that are connected online we identify with the Web Enabled category.
Voice Controls
Infotainment systems can recognize and execute voice commands through voice control classification.
Charging Planner
A charging planner will find compatible electric chargers and route your trip to determine which stations to stop at when taking long trips or running low on electricity. We identify which vehicle infotainment systems have this feature.
Passenger Displays
Some electric vehicle infotainment systems have a separate display screen for passengers. The passenger screens allow passengers to access vehicle information and entertainment through the infotainment system.
Navigation
Vehicles with a navigation system that gives drivers directions to their destination are identified using the navigation classification.
Over the Air Updates (OTA)
Over-the-air updates allow vehicles to receive software updates over the air. Software updates can include improvements to the vehicle software, infotainment features, and in some cases, performance and vehicle range improvements. Check with the manufacturer to learn what is supported through over-the-air updates, as each car maker has a different evolving policy.
Based on your criteria and budget, we use the thirteen infotainment features to identify the top contenders to determine which electric vehicle has the most feature-rich infotainment system.